Azerbaijan Volcanoes
Azerbaijan has 2 Holocene volcanoes. Note that as a scientific organization we provide these listings for informational purposes only, with no international legal or policy implications. Volcanoes will be included on this list if they are within the boundaries of a country, on a shared boundary or area, in a remote territory, or within a maritime Exclusive Economic Zone. Bolded volcanoes have erupted within the past 20 years. Suggestions and data updates are always welcome ().
Volcano Name | Location | Last Eruption | Primary Volcano Type |
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Porak | Southern Armenia / Azerbaijan | 778 BCE | Volcanic field |
Tskhouk-Karckar | Southern Armenia / Azerbaijan | 3000 BCE | Pyroclastic cone(s) |
Chronological listing of known Holocene eruptions (confirmed or uncertain) from volcanoes in Azerbaijan. Bolded eruptions indicate continuing activity.
Volcano Name | Start Date | Stop Date | Certainty | VEI | Evidence |
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Porak | [0740 BCE ± 2 years] | [Unknown] | Uncertain | ||
Porak | 0778 BCE ± 5 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Correlation: Anthropology | |
Tskhouk-Karckar | 3000 BCE ± 300 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Correlation: Tephrochronology | |
Porak | 4510 BCE ± 300 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Correlation: Tephrochronology |
Azerbaijan has 0 Pleistocene volcanoes. Note that as a scientific organization we provide these listings for informational purposes only, with no international legal or policy implications. Volcanoes will be included on this list if they are within the boundaries of a country, on a shared boundary or area, in a remote territory, or within a maritime Exclusive Economic Zone. Suggestions and data updates are always welcome ().
There are 2 photos available for volcanoes in Azerbaijan.

Photo by Jim Luhr, 2004 (Smithsonian Institution).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2018 (https://www.planet.com/).
This is a compilation of Azerbaijan volcano information sources, such as official monitoring or other government agencies.
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