Place:Lankaran, Azerbaijan

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NameLankaran
Alt namesLencoransource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2003-) accessed 11 August 2004
Lenkoran'source: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Länkäransource: Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 11 August 2004; NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2003-) accessed 11 August 2004
TypeRayon
Coordinates38.75°N 48.833°E
Located inAzerbaijan
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Kirovsk
Narimanabad
Port-Il'icha
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Lankaran 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 District is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south-east of the country and belongs to the Lankaran-Astara Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Astara, Lerik, Masally, and Neftchala. Its capital and largest city is Lankaran, although the city is technically not part of the district and is subordinate to the Republic. As of 2022, the district had a population of 232,000.[1]

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