Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is one of the 193 UN member states, in Western Asia. UN Tourism counted 3.2 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 57% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Colour-shift.
- International arrivals
- 3.2 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 87th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Colour-shiftrarer than 43%
- Area
- 86,223 km² (33,291 sq mi)
- Population
- 10 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Regions
- 10in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 6with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 4on Globestamp’s list
Does Azerbaijan count as a country?
Yes. Azerbaijan is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts Azerbaijan? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes: Azerbaijan, Nakhchivan |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
The Azerbaijan stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Azerbaijan’s is Colour-shift: one colour straight on, another at an angle, the finish for places with 2 to 6 million visitors a year. With 3.2 million international arrivals in 2019, Azerbaijan is more visited than 57% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Azerbaijan
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Azerbaijan when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. Photos only at an airport make a transit stamp in lighter ink, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Azerbaijan you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in Azerbaijan, from 4 World Heritage Sites.
World Heritage Sites 4
Gobustan State Historical and Cultural Reserve (2007) · Cultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance Route (2023) · Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshahs' Palace and Maiden Tower (2000) · Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace (2019). On the bucket list →
National parks 5
Hirkan National Park · Göygöl National Park · Shirvan National Park · Absheron National Park · Zengezur National Park. On the bucket list →
Ski resorts 2
Shahdag Mountain Resort · Tufandagh. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 1
Baku Zoo. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 2
Mardakan Arboretum · Botanical Park in Baku. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Baku | 2,122,300 |
| Ganca | 303,268 |
| Sumqayt | 279,159 |
| Naxcivan | 94,788 |
| Şirvan | 70,684 |
| Saki | 64,968 |
| Lankaran | 60,180 |
| Stepanakert | 57,473 |
Airports
Azerbaijan has 6 airports with scheduled flights, 3 of them large. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
10 regions to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Azerbaijan into 10 regions (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 10
Absheron Economic Region · Aran Economic Region · Daghlig Shirvan Economic Region · Ganja-Gazakh Economic Region · Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region · Kalbajar-Lachin Economic Region · Lankaran Economic Region · Naxçıvan Autonomous Republic · Shaki-Zaqatala Economic Region · Yukhari Garabakh Economic Region
Questions people ask
Is Azerbaijan a country?
Yes. Azerbaijan is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit Azerbaijan a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 3,170,000 international arrivals in Azerbaijan in 2019, the 87th most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Azerbaijan stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Colour-shift, the finish for places with 2 to 6 million visitors a year, rarer than 43% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Azerbaijan count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes, and more than once: the Travelers’ Century Club lists Azerbaijan, and counts Nakhchivan as separate destination. The club’s list has 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Azerbaijan
Near Azerbaijan
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.