Road signs in Azerbaijan

Road signs in Azerbaijan are similar to the road sign system of post-Soviet states (as well as neighboring Armenia, Georgia and Russia) that ensure that transport vehicles move safely and orderly, as well as to inform the participants of traffic built-in graphic icons. They generally conform to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic and Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals. ^[1]

Since Azerbaijan was a union republic of the Soviet Union before regaining its independence in 1991, road signs in Azerbaijan are largely based on the ГОСТ 10807-78 ^{[2] [3]} and ГОСТ 23457-86 Soviet standards (both of them are no longer valid in neighboring Russia since 2006 and replaced with ГОСТ Р 52290-2004 and ГОСТ Р 52289-2004) but with additions. ^{[4] [5]} Inscriptions on road signs are in Azerbaijani language (names of settlements can also be written in English) and in Latin script only.

In the Republic of Artsakh, a former breakway state formed during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in 1991 and de-facto dissolved in September 2023, road signs with settlement names in Armenian, Russian and English were used. In September 2023 after the Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian-language road signs began to be removed. ^[6]

Gallery

• Warning signs
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  Level crossing ahead, with barriers or gates
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  Level crossing ahead, without barriers or gates
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  Single track level crossing
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  Multiple track level crossing
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  Level crossing countdown
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  Level crossing countdown
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  Level crossing countdown
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  Level crossing countdown
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  Level crossing countdown
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  Level crossing countdown
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  Tramway
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  Crossroads without priority
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  Crossroads with equal importance where priority to the right
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  Side road without priority to the right
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  Side road without priority to the left
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  T-junction
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  Y-junction
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  Roundabout warning
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  Traffic signals
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  Opening or swing bridge
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  Unprotected quayside or riverbank
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  Dangerous curve to the right
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  Dangerous curve to the left
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  Dangerous curve, first to the right
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  Dangerous curve, first to the left
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  Steep hill downwards
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  Steep hill upwards
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  Slippery road
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  Uneven road ahead
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  Dip
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  Speed bumps
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  Loose stones
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  Road narrow on both sides
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  Road narrow on right side
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  Road narrow on left side
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  Two-way traffic
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Children
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  Cyclists crossing
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  Roadworks
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  Animals (cow)
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  Animals (deer)
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  Falling rocks
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  Crosswinds
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  Low-flying aircraft
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  General warning sign
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  Accident
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  Congestion
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  Chevron dangerous
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  Chveron dangerous
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  Chevron dangerous
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  Chevron dangerous
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  Chevron dangerous
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  Chveron dangerous
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  Curve to the (T)
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  Curve to the (T)

• Priority signs
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  Priority road
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  End of priority road
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  Crossroads with priority
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  Side road with priority, from the right
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  Side road with priority, from the left
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  Yield
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  Stop
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  Yield to oncoming traffic
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  Priority over oncoming traffic

• Prohibitory signs
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  Do not enter
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  Closed to all vehicles
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  No entry for vehicles except motorcycles
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  No entry for heavy vehicles
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  No entry for motorcycles
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  No entry for farm vehicles
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  No entry for trailers
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  No entry for animal-drawn vehicles
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  No entry for cycles
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  No entry for pedestrians
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  Weight limit
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  Axle weight limit
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  Height limit
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  Width limit
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  Length limit
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  Maximum separation
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  Passing without stopping prohibited
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  No right turn
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  No left turn
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  No U-turn
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  No overtaking
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  End of overtaking prohibition
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  No overtaking by trucks
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  End of overtaking prohibition by trucks
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  Maximum speed limit (10 km/h)
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  Maximum speed limit (20 km/h)
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  Maximum speed limit (30 km/h)
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  Maximum speed limit (40 km/h)
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  Maximum speed limit (50 km/h)
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  Maximum speed limit (60 km/h)
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  Maximum speed limit (70 km/h)
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  Maximum speed limit (80 km/h)
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  Maximum speed limit (90 km/h)
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  Maximum speed limit (100 km/h)
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  Maximum speed limit (110 km/h)
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  End of speed limit (50 km/h)
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  No audible warning devices
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  No stopping
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  No parking
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  Alternate parking on odd days
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  Alternate parking on even days
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  End of all prohibitions
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  No entry for vehicles carrying dangerous goods
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  No entry for vehicles carrying explosive substances

• Mandatory signs
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  Proceed straight
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  Turn right
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  Turn left
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  Straight ahead or right turn permitted
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  Straight ahead or left turn permitted
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  Keep right
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  Keep left
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  Roundabout
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  Cycle path
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  Pedestrian path
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  Minimum speed limit
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  End of minimum speed limit
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  Proceed straight for vehicles carrying dangerous goods

• Information signs
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  Motorway
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  End of motorway
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  Controlled access road
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  End of controlled access road
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  One-way street
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  End of one-way street
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  One-way street
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  One-way street
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  Added lane
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  Added lane
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  Added lane
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  Bus stop
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  Tram stop
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  Parking
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Pedestrian subway
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  Footbridge
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  Advisory speed
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  No through road
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  No through road on right
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  No through road on left
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  Traffic scheme
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  Start of city limit
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  End of city limit
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  Start of city limit
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  End of city limit
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  No parking zone
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  End of no parking zone
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  Parking zone
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  End of parking zone
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  Emergency stopping lane
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  Motorway exit countdown
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  Motorway exit countdown
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  Motorway exit countdown
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  Living zone
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  End of living zone

• Service signs
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  First aid post
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  Hospital
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  Filling station
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  Breakdown service
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  Public telephone
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  Restaurant
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  Hotel
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  Camping site
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  Picnic site
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  Public lavatory
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  Swimming pool
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  Emergency teplephone
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  Extinguisher

• Additional panels
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  Distance
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  Stop ahead
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  Side extension (of No stopping or No parking)
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  Length
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  Direction of priority road
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  Disabled parking

References

1. Crocusoft. ""Yol nişanları və siqnalları haqqında" Konvensiyanın təsdiq edilməsi barədə". e-qanun.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
2. "Межгосударственный стандарт ГОСТ 10807-78 "Знаки дорожные. Общие технические условия" (утв. постановлением Госстандарта СССР 30.08.1978 N 2401) (с изменениями и дополнениями) (не действует) | ГАРАНТ". base.garant.ru. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
3. "Скачать ГОСТ 10807-78 Знаки дорожные. Общие технические условия". meganorm.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-03-25.
4. Avtosfer.az (2020-05-11). "Bu işi yol nişanlarından başladıq… - YENİ RUBRİKADAN ÖYRƏNƏK". Avtosfer.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
5. Aliyev, Anar (2019-03-16). "Daha çox insanın həyatını qoruya biləcək yeni qanun və qaydalar". İnsan yönümlü şəhərlər (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
6. "Azerbaijani soldiers start war against road signs in Nagorno-Karabakh". news.am. 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2023-10-12.

External links

• http://www.adcidl.com/pdf/Azerbaijan-Road-Traffic-Signs.pdf