Politically, Azerbaijan is divided into:
- 59 districts (rayonlar; sing.– rayon),
- 11 cities (şəhərlər; sing.– şəhər),
- 1 autonomous republic (muxtar respublika), which itself contains:
- 7 districts
- 1 city
This list is for the main part of Azerbaijan; the rayons of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic are listed below and numbered separately. Some rayons are completely or partially in the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, shown on the map in green; this is noted in the list.
The rayons are further divided into municipalities.
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