Leylan

City in East Azerbaijan province, Iran

City in East Azerbaijan, Iran
Leylan
Persian: ليلان
City
37°00′41″N 46°12′24″E / 37.01139°N 46.20667°E / 37.01139; 46.20667[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyMalekan
DistrictLeylan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total6,356
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Leylan (Persian: ليلان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Leylan District of Malekan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 6,079 in 1,468 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 6,175 people in 1,858 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 6,356 people in 1,943 households.[2]

History

The ancient Iranian town of Ganzak is identified as being near Leylan in the Miandoab plain.[8][9] Ganzak was built by the Achaemenids, and was the seat of the satrap of Media.

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Notes

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Leylān, Lailān, and Laylān[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 April 2023). "Leylan, Malekan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Leylan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3073103" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (22 July 1374). "Divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of 13 rural districts in Maragheh County under East Azerbaijan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ M. Boyce, Ganzak, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, vol. 10, 2001.
  9. ^ Christensen, Peter (1993). The Decline of Iranshahr. Museum Tusculanum Press. pp. 323–324, note 10. ISBN 978-87-7289-259-7. Retrieved 23 July 2008.


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