Wildfire near Tartar, Azerbaijan (2026)

Wildfire near Tartar — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Tartar — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 20 km south of Tartar.

Summary written on Jul 29, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature alongside 72 heat detections over the past 48 hours, underscoring the fierce activity of the active wildfire in the Aghdam District of Azerbaijan.

Burning across a footprint of 1,300 hectares (3,212 acres) since it started on July 28, 2026, the blaze continues to impact the area.

In context

This wildfire burned in Azerbaijan for 2 days. In total it burned about 1,300 ha (3,212 acres) — around 13 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.