Lankaran

Lankaran (, ) or 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.

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Lankaran is a coastal city in Azerbaijan located on the Caspian Sea near the Iranian border, with a 2021 population of about 89,300. It serves as an independent administrative division of Azerbaijan, separate from the surrounding Lankaran District.

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Settlement.name: Lankaran
Settlement.native_name: LənkəranLánkon
Settlement.type: City
Settlement.imagesize: 80px
Settlement.image_seal: Lənkəran şəhərinin gerbi.png
Settlement.seal_size: 80px
Settlement.image_map: Lankaran city in Azerbaijan.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lankaran-Astara
Settlement.leader_title: Governor
Settlement.leader_name: Taleh Qaraşov
Settlement.area_total_km2: 70
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_total: 89,300
Settlement.area_code: +994 025 25
Settlement.timezone: AZT
Settlement.utc_offset: +4

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Official name: Lənkəran
Population: 52952
Area: 70
Elevation: 76
Official website: lenkeran-ih.gov.az
Licence plate code: 42

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Commons category: Lənkəran
native label: Lankon
postal code: AZ4200
time of earliest written record: 1357-00-00

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== Etymology == The origin of the name "Lankaran" is uncertain. One theory consider it to derive from one of the Persian words, Langarkunān ("the place for dropping the anchor(s)") or Langarkanān ("the place for weighing anchor(s)"). Both meanings simply translate as "sea port." The pronunciation shifted through the years, and Langarkunān became Lankarān or, in the even more simple Talysh pronunciation, Lankon. The other theory links it to the Talysh word lankran ("cane house").