Vehicle registration plates of Azerbaijan
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Vehicle registration plate
A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes. The registration identifier is a numeric or alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies the vehicle within the issuing region's database...
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Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
are usually composed of two numbers, a hyphen, two letters, a hyphen and three numbers (e.g. 10-JA-234), the plates are coloured black font on a white background. The plates are the same size as other European plates and usually have an Azerbaijan flag and the initials 'AZ' on the left side.
Car designations
The first two numbers represent where the car was registered and the two letters usually include a 'J'.- 10 - BakuBakuBaku , 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...
- 90 - BakuBakuBaku , 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...
- 18 - ShirvanShirvanShirvan , also spelled as Shirwan, Shervan, Sherwan and Šervān, is a historical region in the eastern Caucasus, known by this name in both Islamic and modern times...
- 50 - Sumgayit
- 55 - ShekiShekiSheki can refer to:* Shiki District , multiple places* Shaki, Azerbaijan, a city* Shaki Rayon in Azerbaijan* Shaki Khanate* Sheki, Ethiopia, a town in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia...
- 24 - Hacigabul
- 14 - Shabran
- 01 - AbsheronAbsheronThe Absheron peninsula, is a region in Azerbaijan. It is host to Baku, the biggest and the most populous city of the country, and also the Baku metropolitan area, with its satellite cities Sumgayit and Khyrdalan....
- 15 - Calilabad
- 45 - MingachevirMingachevirMingachevir , 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....
- 20 - GanjaGanja, AzerbaijanGanja 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...
- 22 - GoranboyGoranboyGoranboy is a rayon of Azerbaijan. During the Soviet era the region was best known for the oil-cure sanatorium resort of Naftalan, though administratively Naftalan technically counts as an independent city. Naftalan is now starting to operate again following several years of virtual inaction when...
- 52 - SalyanSalyanSalyan is a raion of Azerbaijan. Its capital is Salyan. It lays adjacent to the Kura River. To the north are several productive oilfields operated by the Salyan Oil company. It also comprises most of the Shirvan National Park....
- 60 - TovuzTovuzTovuz may refer to:* Berd, Armenia* Tovuz, Armenia* Tovuz , Azerbaijan* Tovuz, Azerbaijan...
Special plates
- Government Officials - Composed XX-AA-XXX
- Presidential Administration - Composed XX-PA-XXX
- Trailers - Composed the same way as usual Azerbaijan plates, but with no hyphen.
- Foreign series - Composed of a letter, three numbers a space and three more numbers.