Ostayır

Ostayır (also, Ostair) is a village and municipality in the Yardymli Rayon of Azerbaijan,[2] in the southern part of the country, 220 km southwest of the capital Baku. This village has a population of 1,611. Population sustains itself by agricultural activities.

Ostayır
Ostair
Village
Ostair
Ostayır
Coordinates: 38°54′56″N 48°12′56″E
Country Azerbaijan
RayonYardymli
Elevation
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1,020 m (3,350 ft)
Population
 • Total1,611
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)
View from hills surrounding Ostayir village

Village is surrounded by forests, hills and small rocky ravines,[3] in 1020 m elevation. The climate in the area is temperate. Average annual temperature in the neighborhood is 12  ° C . The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is 25 ° C, and the coldest is January, with 0 ° C.[4]  Average annual rainfall is 755 millimeters. The wettest month is October, with an average of 123 mm of rainfall , and the driest is July, with 16 mm of rainfall.[5]

Ostayır is located in close proximity to Azerbaijan - Iran border.[6]

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References
  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AJ/66/Ostayir.html=en. Retrieved 2019-02-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Ostayır hos GeoNames.Org (cc-by); post updated 2012-12-05; database dump downloaded 2015-12-01
  3. "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". NASA/MODIS. 30 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Azərbaycan Respublikası Dövlət Sərhəd Xidmətinin rəsmi saytı". www.dsx.gov.az. Retrieved 2021-05-01.


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