Astara, Azerbaijan

Astara, an aa, Azerbaydzhanskaya Astara (Roushie: Азербайджанская Астара) is a ceety in an the caipital o the Astara Rayon o Azerbaijan. Astara is a short walk athort the border frae Astara, Iran.

Road sign at the entrance to Astara city

The TV Touer

There is a 243.9 metre tall lattice steel TV touer, built in 1981. This touer is unusually designed: its pinnacle is guyed tae a horizontal cross-like steel structur.

Economy

Locatit next tae the Iranian border, Astara attracts numerous visitors frae sooth o the border, comin tae the Republic o Azerbaijan tae purchase guids an services that mey no be as readily available on the Iranian side.

Transport

Astara is currently served bi a broad gauge railway anerlie heidit north. A staundart gauge connection tae the Iranian railway netwirk alang the shore o the Caspian Sea is planned. This break o gauge station is likely tae be equipped wi bogie exchynge an SUW 2000 variable gauge axle track gauge chyngin facility.

Notable natives

• Ilya Kaverin — Hero o the Soviet Union.
• Ziya Buniatov — Hero o the Soviet Union.

See an aa

• Railway stations in Iran

References

• Astara, Azerbaijan at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com

Freemit airtins

• MSN Map - elevation = 4m Archived 2019-07-13 at the Wayback Machine