Lankaran (city)
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Lankaran Lənkəran |
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Lankaran
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 Lankaran
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| Coordinates: 38°45′13″N 48°51′04″E / 38.75361°N 48.85111°E | ||
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 Azerbaijan
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| City | Lankaran | |
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| • Total | 1,539.4 km2 (594.4 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 51,300 | |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) | |
| Area code(s) | +994 025 25 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Coordinates: 38°45′13″N 48°51′04″E / 38.75361°N 48.85111°E
Lankaran (Azerbaijani: Lənkəran) is a city in Azerbaijan, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, near the southern border with Iran. It has a population of 51,300 (2014). It is next to but independent of Lankaran rayon. The city forms a distinct first-order division of Azerbaijan.
The old form of the name was "Langarkanan" that in Persian means "the place of pulling up the anchor(s)" : "Langar" (Persian: لنگر, anchor) + "kan" (Persian: کن, to pull) + "an"(Persian: آن, suffix of places). However, some sources state that Lankaran is said to come from the Talish words for 'Cane house', which sounds as 'Lan Karan'. Alternatively, from Median *Lan(a)karan-, where *karan- means 'border, region, land' and Lan is probably a name of a Caspian tribe.
The city was built on a swamp along the northern bank of the river bearing the city's name. There are remains of human settlements in the area dating back to the Neolithic period as well as ruins of fortified villages from the Bronze and Iron Ages.
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