
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signs in Azerbaijan are largely based on the ГОСТ 10807-78[2][3] and ГОСТ 23457-86 Soviet standards (both of them are no longer valid in neighboring Russia since 2006 and replaced with ГОСТ Р 52290-2004 and ГОСТ Р 52289-2004) but with additions.[4][5] Inscriptions on road signs are in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]
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- Warning signs
 Level crossing ahead, with barriers or gates Level crossing ahead, with barriers or gates
 Level crossing ahead, without barriers or gates Level crossing ahead, without barriers or gates
 Single track level crossing Single track level crossing
 Multiple track level crossing Multiple track level crossing
 Level crossing countdown Level crossing countdown
 Level crossing countdown Level crossing countdown
 Level crossing countdown Level crossing countdown
 Level crossing countdown Level crossing countdown
 Level crossing countdown Level crossing countdown
 Level crossing countdown Level crossing countdown
 Tramway Tramway
 Crossroads without priority Crossroads without priority
 Crossroads with equal importance where priority to the right Crossroads with equal importance where priority to the right
 Side road without priority to the right Side road without priority to the right
 Side road without priority to the left Side road without priority to the left
 T-junction T-junction
 Y-junction Y-junction
 Roundabout warning Roundabout warning
 Traffic signals Traffic signals
 Opening or swing bridge Opening or swing bridge
 Unprotected quayside or riverbank Unprotected quayside or riverbank
 Dangerous curve to the right Dangerous curve to the right
 Dangerous curve to the left Dangerous curve to the left
 Dangerous curve, first to the right Dangerous curve, first to the right
 Dangerous curve, first to the left Dangerous curve, first to the left
 Steep hill downwards Steep hill downwards
 Steep hill upwards Steep hill upwards
 Slippery road Slippery road
 Uneven road ahead Uneven road ahead
 Dip Dip
 Speed bumps Speed bumps
 Loose stones Loose stones
 Road narrow on both sides Road narrow on both sides
 Road narrow on right side Road narrow on right side
 Road narrow on left side Road narrow on left side
 Two-way traffic Two-way traffic
 Pedestrian crossing Pedestrian crossing
 Children Children
 Cyclists crossing Cyclists crossing
 Roadworks Roadworks
 Animals (cow) Animals (cow)
 Animals (deer) Animals (deer)
 Falling rocks Falling rocks
 Crosswinds Crosswinds
 Low-flying aircraft Low-flying aircraft
 General warning sign General warning sign
 Accident Accident
 Congestion Congestion
 Chevron dangerous Chevron dangerous
 Chveron dangerous Chveron dangerous
 Chevron dangerous Chevron dangerous
 Chevron dangerous Chevron dangerous
 Chevron dangerous Chevron dangerous
 Chveron dangerous Chveron dangerous
 Curve to the (T) Curve to the (T)
 Curve to the (T) Curve to the (T)
- Priority signs
 Priority road Priority road
 End of priority road End of priority road
 Crossroads with priority Crossroads with priority
 Side road with priority, from the right Side road with priority, from the right
 Side road with priority, from the left Side road with priority, from the left
 Yield Yield
 Stop Stop
 Yield to oncoming traffic Yield to oncoming traffic
 Priority over oncoming traffic Priority over oncoming traffic
- Prohibitory signs
 Do not enter Do not enter
 Closed to all vehicles Closed to all vehicles
 No entry for vehicles except motorcycles No entry for vehicles except motorcycles
 No entry for heavy vehicles No entry for heavy vehicles
 No entry for motorcycles No entry for motorcycles
 No entry for farm vehicles No entry for farm vehicles
 No entry for trailers No entry for trailers
 No entry for animal-drawn vehicles No entry for animal-drawn vehicles
 No entry for cycles No entry for cycles
 No entry for pedestrians No entry for pedestrians
 Weight limit Weight limit
 Axle weight limit Axle weight limit
 Height limit Height limit
 Width limit Width limit
 Length limit Length limit
 Maximum separation Maximum separation
 Passing without stopping prohibited Passing without stopping prohibited
 No right turn No right turn
 No left turn No left turn
 No U-turn No U-turn
 No overtaking No overtaking
 End of overtaking prohibition End of overtaking prohibition
 No overtaking by trucks No overtaking by trucks
 End of overtaking prohibition by trucks End of overtaking prohibition by trucks
 Maximum speed limit (10 km/h) Maximum speed limit (10 km/h)
 Maximum speed limit (20 km/h) Maximum speed limit (20 km/h)
 Maximum speed limit (30 km/h) Maximum speed limit (30 km/h)
 Maximum speed limit (40 km/h) Maximum speed limit (40 km/h)
 Maximum speed limit (50 km/h) Maximum speed limit (50 km/h)
 Maximum speed limit (60 km/h) Maximum speed limit (60 km/h)
 Maximum speed limit (70 km/h) Maximum speed limit (70 km/h)
 Maximum speed limit (80 km/h) Maximum speed limit (80 km/h)
 Maximum speed limit (90 km/h) Maximum speed limit (90 km/h)
 Maximum speed limit (100 km/h) Maximum speed limit (100 km/h)
 Maximum speed limit (110 km/h) Maximum speed limit (110 km/h)
 End of speed limit (50 km/h) End of speed limit (50 km/h)
 No audible warning devices No audible warning devices
 No stopping No stopping
 No parking No parking
 Alternate parking on odd days Alternate parking on odd days
 Alternate parking on even days Alternate parking on even days
 End of all prohibitions End of all prohibitions
 No entry for vehicles carrying dangerous goods No entry for vehicles carrying dangerous goods
 No entry for vehicles carrying explosive substances No entry for vehicles carrying explosive substances
- Mandatory signs
 Proceed straight Proceed straight
 Turn right Turn right
 Turn left Turn left
 Straight ahead or right turn permitted Straight ahead or right turn permitted
 Straight ahead or left turn permitted Straight ahead or left turn permitted
 Keep right Keep right
 Keep left Keep left
 Roundabout Roundabout
 Cycle path Cycle path
 Pedestrian path Pedestrian path
 Minimum speed limit Minimum speed limit
 End of minimum speed limit End of minimum speed limit
 Proceed straight for vehicles carrying dangerous goods Proceed straight for vehicles carrying dangerous goods
- Information signs
 Motorway Motorway
 End of motorway End of motorway
 Controlled access road Controlled access road
 End of controlled access road End of controlled access road
 One-way street One-way street
 End of one-way street End of one-way street
 One-way street One-way street
 One-way street One-way street
 Added lane Added lane
 Added lane Added lane
 Added lane Added lane
 Bus stop Bus stop
 Tram stop Tram stop
 Parking Parking
 Pedestrian crossing Pedestrian crossing
 Pedestrian crossing Pedestrian crossing
 Pedestrian subway Pedestrian subway
 Footbridge Footbridge
 Advisory speed Advisory speed
 No through road No through road
 No through road on right No through road on right
 No through road on left No through road on left
 Traffic scheme Traffic scheme
 Start of city limit Start of city limit
 End of city limit End of city limit
 Start of city limit Start of city limit
 End of city limit End of city limit
 No parking zone No parking zone
 End of no parking zone End of no parking zone
 Parking zone Parking zone
 End of parking zone End of parking zone
 Emergency stopping lane Emergency stopping lane
 Motorway exit countdown Motorway exit countdown
 Motorway exit countdown Motorway exit countdown
 Motorway exit countdown Motorway exit countdown
 Living zone Living zone
 End of living zone End of living zone
- Service signs
 First aid post First aid post
 Hospital Hospital
 Filling station Filling station
 Breakdown service Breakdown service
 Public telephone Public telephone
 Restaurant Restaurant
 Hotel Hotel
 Camping site Camping site
 Picnic site Picnic site
 Public lavatory Public lavatory
 Swimming pool Swimming pool
 Emergency teplephone Emergency teplephone
 Extinguisher Extinguisher
- Additional panels
 Distance Distance
 Stop ahead Stop ahead
 Side extension (of No stopping or No parking) Side extension (of No stopping or No parking)
 Length Length
 Direction of priority road Direction of priority road
 Disabled parking Disabled parking
References
- ↑ Crocusoft. ""Yol nişanları və siqnalları haqqında" Konvensiyanın təsdiq edilməsi barədə". e-qanun.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Скачать ГОСТ 10807-78 Знаки дорожные. Общие технические условия". meganorm.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ↑ Avtosfer.az (2020-05-11). "Bu işi yol nişanlarından başladıq… - YENİ RUBRİKADAN ÖYRƏNƏK". Avtosfer.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ Aliyev, Anar (2019-03-16). "Daha çox insanın həyatını qoruya biləcək yeni qanun və qaydalar". İnsan yönümlü şəhərlər (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ "Azerbaijani soldiers start war against road signs in Nagorno-Karabakh". news.am. 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
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