Lankaran
Lankaran (Azerbaijani: 'Lənkəran'; an aw, Länkäran, Lencoran, an Lenkoran’) is a ceety in Azerbaijan, on the coast o the Caspian Sea, near the soothren mairch wi Iran. It haes a population o 83,300 (2010 census). It is next tae, but independent o the Lankaran Rayon. The ceety forms a destinct first-order diveesion o Azerbaijan.
Lənkəran | |
|---|---|
 Lankaran | |
 Seal | |
  Lənkəran | |
| Coordinates: 38°45′13″N 48°51′04″E / 38.75361°N 48.85111°E | |
| Kintra |  Azerbaijan |
| Ceety | Lankaran |
| Govrenment | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 83,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Etymology
eeditThe auld form o the name wis "Langarkanan" that in Persie means "the place o pullin up the anchor(s)" : "Langar" (Persie: لنگر, anchor) + "kan" (Persie: کن, tae pull) + "an"(Persie: آن, suffix o places). Housomeivver, some soorces state that Lankaran is said tae come frae the Talish wirds for 'Cane hoose', which soonds as 'Lan Karan'.[2][3] Alternatively, frae Median *Lan(a)karan-, whaur *karan- means 'border, region, land' an Lan is probably a name o a Caspian tribe.[4]
Geography
eeditThare are sandy beaches near Lankaran. Thermal sulphide, chloride, sodium-calcium watters o Andjin (Upper an Lawer) mineral springs are situatit 12 km wast o the toun. An aw tae the wast are the ruins o Ballabur castle, near the veelage wi the same name.
The region haes a vast aurie o naitional pairks, whaur a variety o fauna an flora are preservit. Gizil-Agach State Reserve hosts ower 250 kynds o plants, 30 species o fish an mair nor 220 kynds o birds. Lankaran is an aw kent for Parrotia persica, or ironwood. It is naturally grown in the region an coud be seen in Hirkan National Park. Local meeth haes it that it is the anerlie firth that sinks in watter, hence the name (ironwood). Historically it haes been uised for heatin, syne it burns for a lang time an is no easily extinguished. The Persie leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) subspecies o the leopard, lives in the naitional park as well. In 1937, members o the Opilio lepidus species o harvestman war steidit in the aurie.[5]
Climate
eeditLankaran haes a humid subtropical climate wi a maximum annual precipitation o 1,600 tae 1,800 mm, an is the heichest precipitation in Azerbaijan.
| Climate data for Lenkaran | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average heich °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
18.5 (65.4) |
| Average law °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
10.2 (50.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 91 (3.6) |
114 (4.5) |
90 (3.5) |
50 (2.0) |
54 (2.1) |
22 (0.9) |
17 (0.7) |
50 (2.0) |
143 (5.6) |
259 (10.2) |
168 (6.6) |
88 (3.5) |
1,146 (45.2) |
| Average precipitation days | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 97 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organisation (UN) [6] | |||||||||||||
Sports
eedit
The ceety haes ane professional fitbaa team competin in the tap-flicht o Azerbaijani fitbaa - Khazar Lankaran, currently playin in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
15,000 capacity Lankaran City Stadium regularly hosts, apairt frae Azerbaijan Premier League gemmes, mony ither Lankaran-based teams an Azerbaijan naitional fitbaa team matches.
In 2012, the ceety wan tae host European Masters Weightlifting Championship.[7]
Transportation
eeditLankaran is servit bi naitional an internaitional flichts throu the Lankaran Internaitional Airport.
Connection wi ither ceeties an kintras
eedit- Air: The Lankaran International Airport is well servit wi connections tae Turkis an internaitional destinations. Its new internaitional terminal wis opened in September 2008 an the airport is set on its wey for becomin ane o the busiest hubs in Azerbaijan.[8]
- Rail: The ceety haes rail service frae historic terminals in dountoun tae Baku in the east an Astara in the sooth.[9][10]
Internaitional relations
eeditTwin touns — Sister ceeties
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Notable natives
eedit- Jahan Talyshinskaya — fowk sangster an theatre actress.[12]
- Hazi Aslanov — twice Hero o the Soviet Union.[13]
- Mikhail Pavlov — Hero o Socialist Labor.[14]
- Pasha Tahmazov — Naitional Hero o Azerbaijan.[15]
- Samedbey Mehmandarov — Roushie airmy general, Meenister o Defence o Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.
References
eedit- ↑ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan[deid airtin] – World-Gazetteer.com
- ↑ lənkəran on ozaramizdi.org[deid airtin] (in Azerbaijani)
- ↑ Lənkəran haqqında tarixi coqrafi məlumat Archived 2011-01-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
- ↑ А. Периханян (1982), Этимологические заметки // Историко-филологический журнал. Ереван. № 1, pp. 55-62
- ↑ Nataly Y. Snegovaya (2007). "Two New Harvestman Species from Lenkoran, Azerbaijan (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangiidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society. 14 (2): 88–92. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 14 Januar 2012.
- ↑ "World Weather Information Service – Lenkaran". United Nations. Retrieved 19 Januar 2011.
- ↑ "Weightlifting Masters". Official Website of European Masters Weightlifting 2012. Archived frae the original on 20 Apryle 2011. Retrieved 19 Mairch 2011.
- ↑ Lənkəranda çay plantasiyalarının sahəsi genişləndirilir[deid airtin] (in Azerbaijani)
- ↑ "History of Lankaran:Economy". Archived frae the original on 26 Februar 2020. Retrieved 14 Januar 2012.
- ↑ Turizm müəssisələri Archived 2009-04-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ (in Azerbaijani) The Voice of Happiness and Optimism: Jahan Talyshinskaya by Afruz Mammadova. Musigi-dunya.az
- ↑ "Асланов Ази Ахад оглы" (in Roushien). Heroes of the country.
- ↑ "Павлов Михаил Александрович" (in Roushien). Heroes of the country.
- ↑ "Tahmazov Pasha Gurban oglu". milliqahraman.az.[deid airtin]
External links
eedit| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Lankaran. |
- Official city webpage Archived 2005-12-27 at the Wayback Machine - (Inglis version) Archived 2005-12-27 at the Wayback Machine