It is located 12 km in the south-west from the Nakhchivan city, on the bank of the Araz River.

It was founded during the construction of the railway line (1908) of the Ulukhanlu (present Armenia) - Julfa.

[1][2] The name of the settlement made out from the components of baş (up, upper, height) and başı (top, over).

The altitude in the bank of the Araz River opens from there toward to the city of Nakhchivan.

The highest place of the hill is called Baş (bash) among the local population.