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Discover Sis in Azerbaijan
Sis in the region of Şamaxı is a town located in Azerbaijan - some 74 mi or ( 118 km ) West of Baku , the country's capital .
Local time in Sis is now 09:19 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baku " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tabriz, Makhachkala, Grozny, Zarat, and Ucar. When in this area, you might want to check out Tabriz . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sis ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Pirgulu State Reserve
Pirgulu State Reserve was established on the area of 15.21 km in 1968 for protecting mountain forests, herbage of different kinds, fertile soil, expanding forest areas, preventing air pollution that has a negative impact on astroclimate. The flora of the reserve includes over 60 species. One can come across such mammals as brown bear, wolf, forest cat, lynx, weasel, wild boar, roe deer, etc. The area of Pirgulu State Reserve was expanded by 27.53 km and reached 42.74 km in 2003.
Located at 40.76 48.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory
The Nasīr al-Dīn al-Tūsī Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory (Azerbaijani: Nəsirəddin Tusi adına Şamaxı Astrofizika Rəsədxanası) - is an observatory located in Shamakhi, Azerbaijan, on the south-eastern foothills of the Great Caucasus Mountain ridge, on the basis of “Astrophysics” sector of Physics Institution of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, about 22 km far from the centre of Shamakhi and 144 km far from Baku, at an altitude of 1,435 m.
Located at 40.77 48.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
İkinci Çağan
İkinci Çağan (also, Chagan Vtoroy, Chagan Vtoroye, and Chagan-Mimed-Salim) is The village forms part of the municipality of Çağan.
Located at 40.73 48.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Birinci Çağan
Birinci Çağan (also, Bash-Chagan, Chagan, and Chagan Pervoye) is a village in the Shamakhi Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Çağan.
Located at 40.72 48.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Hacıman
Hacıman (also, Hacman, Gadzhiman, and Gadzhyman) is a village in the Agsu Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Dilman.
Located at 40.73 48.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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