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Leylan

Leylan
ليلان
city
Leylan is located in Iran
Leylan
Leylan
Coordinates: 37°00′48″N 46°12′19″E / 37.01333°N 46.20528°E / 37.01333; 46.20528Coordinates: 37°00′48″N 46°12′19″E / 37.01333°N 46.20528°E / 37.01333; 46.20528
Country  Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
County Malekan
Bakhsh Leylan
Population (2006)
 • Total 6,079
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Leylan (Persian: ليلان‎‎; also Romanized as Leylān, Lailān, and Laylān) is a city in and the capital of Leylan District, in Malekan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,079, in 1,468 families.

The ancient Iranian town of Ganzak is identified as being near Leylan in the Miandoab plain. Ganzak was built by the Achaemenids, and was the seat of the satrap of Media.


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