Lankaran
Lənkəran Lánkon | |
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| Coordinates: 38°45′13″N 48°51′04″E / 38.75361°N 48.85111°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Region | Lankaran-Astara |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Taleh Qarashov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 89,300[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Area code | +994 025 25 |
| Website | lenkeran-ih |
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Lankaran (Azerbaijani: Lənkəran, , Talysh: Lánkon) 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.
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.
- ^ Governorship of Lankaran
- ^ "Əhalisi - LƏNKƏRAN ŞƏHƏR Icra Hakimiyyəti". lenkeran-ih.gov.az (in Azerbaijani). 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Lankaran". The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Columbia University Press. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ John Clifton, Calvin Tiessen, Gabriela Deckinga, Laura Lucht. Sociolinguistic situation of the Talysh in Azerbaijan. — 2005, p. 3.
- ^ Allnutt, Luke (2007-10-01). "Azerbaijan: The Struggle To Shape Islam". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
Only a few kilometers from the Iranian border, the southeastern town of Lankoran has close ties with Iran. The people in Lankoran are mainly Talysh, linguistically and ethnically similar to Persians.
- ^ James Minahan. Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: S-Z. — Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002, p. 1837.
- ^ Talysh (Talishi) // Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East / Jamie Stokes. Consultants: Anthony Gorman, Andrew J. Newman — NY: Facts on File, 2009. — p. 682 — ISBN 9781438126760.
- ^ "UNPO: Talysh". unpo.org. Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
Largely concentrated in southern Azerbaijan and north-western Iran, with a major population centre in the city of Lenkoran.