• 10 economic regions, subdivided into:
  • 59 district
    District
    Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...
    
    s (rayonlar; sing.– rayon
    Raion
    A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
    
    ),
  • 11 cities
    City
    A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
    
    (şəhərlər; sing.– şəhər),
  • 1 autonomous republic (muxtar respublika), which itself contains:
    • 7 districts
    • 1 city

Absheron Economic Region

• Absheron Rayon (Abşeron) (includes an exclave in Baku
  Baku
  Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
  
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• Baku
  Baku
  Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
  
   city (Bakı)
• Khizi Rayon (Xızı)
• Sumqayit
  Sumqayit
  Sumgayit is one of the largest cities in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, about 31 kilometres away from the capital, Baku. The city has a population of 308,700 , making it the third-largest city in Azerbaijan after the capital Baku and Ganja. The city has a territory of 83 km². It...
  
   city (Sumqayıt)

Ganja-Qazakh Economic Region

• Agstafa Rayon (Ağstafa)
• Dashkasan Rayon (Daşkəsən)
• Gadabay Rayon (Gədəbəy) (borders an exclave of Armenia
  Armenia
  Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
  
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• Ganja
  Ganja, Azerbaijan
  Ganja is Azerbaijan's second-largest city with a population of around 313,300. It was named Yelizavetpol in the Russian Empire period. The city regained its original name—Ganja—from 1920–1935 during the first part of its incorporation into the Soviet Union. However, its name was changed again and...
  
   city (Gəncə)
• Goranboy Rayon
• Goygol Rayon formerly Khanlar (Xanlar)
• Naftalan
  Naftalan
  Naftalan is a sahar in Azerbaijan, surrounded by the rayon of Goranboy. It is on an agricultural plain near the Lesser Caucasus Mountains...
  
   city
• Qazakh Rayon (Qazax) (includes two exclaves in Armenia)
• Samukh Rayon (Samux)
• Shamkir Rayon (Şəmkir)
• Tovuz Rayon (borders an exclave of Armenia)

Shaki-Zaqatala Economic Region

• Balakan Rayon (Balakən)
• Oghuz Rayon (Oğuz)
• Qabala Rayon (Qəbələ)
• Qakh Rayon (Qax)
• Shaki Rayon (Şəki)
• Shaki city (Şəki)
• Zaqatala Rayon

Lankaran Economic Region

• Astara Rayon
• Jalilabad Rayon (Cəlilabad)
• Lankaran Rayon (Lənkəran)
• Lankaran
  Lankaran
  -History:The city was built on a swamp along the northern bank of the river bearing the city's name. There are remains of human settlements in the area dating back to the Neolithic period as well as ruins of fortified villages from the Bronze and Iron Ages. Lankaran's history is rather recent,...
  
   city (Lənkəran)
• Lerik Rayon
• Masally Rayon (Masallı)
• Yardymli Rayon (Yardımlı)

Quba-Khachmaz Economic Region

• Shabran Rayon (Şabran)
• Quba Rayon
• Qusar Rayon
• Siazan Rayon (Siyəzən)
• Khachmaz Rayon (Xaçmaz)

Aran Economic Region

• Aghjabadi Rayon (Ağcabədi)
• Agdash Rayon (Ağdaş)
• Barda Rayon (Bərdə)
• Beylagan Rayon (Beyləqan)
• Bilasuvar Rayon (Biləsuvar)
• Goychay Rayon (Göyçay)
• Hajigabul Rayon (Hacıqabul)
• Imishli Rayon (İmişli)
• Kurdamir Rayon (Kürdəmir)
• Mingachevir
  Mingachevir
  Mingachevir , sometimes spelled Mingecevir, is the fourth-biggest city in Azerbaijan with a population of about 100,000. It is known as city of lights because of its hydroelectric power station on the Kur River, which splits the city in half....
  
   city (Mingəçevir)
• Neftchala Rayon (Neftçala)
• Saatly Rayon (Saatlı)
• Sabirabad Rayon
• Salyan Rayon
• Shirvan city (Şirvan)
• Ujar Rayon (Ucar)
• Yevlakh Rayon (Yevlax)
• Yevlakh
  Yevlakh
  Yevlakh is a small city in Azerbaijan, 265 km west of capital Baku. It is surrounded by, but administratively separate from, the rayon of the same name...
  
   city (Yevlax)
• Zardab Rayon (Zərdab)

Yukhari-Karabakh Economic Region

• Agdam Rayon (Ağdam)
• Fuzuli Rayon (Füzuli)
• Jabrayil Rayon (Cəbrayıl)
• Khankendi
  Stepanakert
  Stepanakert is the largest city and capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, a de facto independent republic, though is internationally recognized as a part of Azerbaijan...
  
   city (Xankəndi)
• Khojali Rayon (Xocalı)
• Khojavend Rayon (Xocavənd)
• Shusha Rayon (Şuşa)
• Shusha
  Shusha
  Shusha , also known as Shushi is a town in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus. It has been under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its capture in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War...
  
   city (Şuşa)
• Tartar Rayon

Kalbajar-Lachin Economic Region

• Kalbajar Rayon (Kəlbəcər)
• Lachin Rayon
  Lachin Rayon
  Lachin is a rayon of Azerbaijan. The capital is the city of Lachin. The region has been controlled by the breakway Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, as part of its Qashatagh Province, since the Nagorno-Karabakh War....
  
   (Laçın)
• Qubadli Rayon (Qubadlı)
• Zangilan Rayon (Zəngilan)

Daglig-Shirvan Economic Region

• Agsu Rayon (Ağsu)
• Gobustan Rayon
• Ismailli Rayon (İsmayıllı)
• Shamakhi Rayon (Şamaxı)

Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic

• Babek Rayon (Babək)
• Julfa Rayon (Culfa)
• Kangarli Rayon (Kəngərli)
• Nakhchivan city (Naxçıvan Şəhər)
• Ordubad Rayon
• Sadarak Rayon (Sədərək) (includes one exclave in Armenia)
• Shakhbuz Rayon (Şahbuz)
• Sharur Rayon (Şərur)