Lankaran
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Lankaran (Azerbaijani: Lənkəran, (listen)ⓘ, Talysh: Lankon) is a city in Azerbaijan, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, near the southern border with Iran. As of 2021, the city had a population of 89,300. It is next to, but independent of, Lankaran District. The city forms a distinct first-order division of Azerbaijan.
Lankaran
Lənkəran Lankon | |
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City | |
Statue of Hazi Aslanov | |
Coordinates: 38°45′13″N 48°51′04″E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Region | Lankaran-Astara |
Government | |
• Governor | Taleh Qarashov |
Area | |
• Total | 70 km2 (30 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 89,300[2] |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Area code | +994 025 25 |
Website | lenkeran-ih |
The city is mostly populated by the Talysh people,[3][4][5] and serves as the main urban centre of this people and its ethnic homeland, Talish (Talyshstan).[6][7][8] Historically, the city was the capital of the Iranian province of Talish, of Talysh Khanate, of Russian Lenkoran uezd, of Provisional Military Dictatorship of Mughan, of Mughan Soviet Republic and of Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic.