Leylan

Leylan (Persian: ليلان; also Romanized as Leylān, Lailān, and Laylān)[2] is a city and capital of Leylan District, in Malekan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,079, in 1,468 families.[3]

Leylan

ليلان
City
Leylan
Coordinates: 37°00′48″N 46°12′19″E
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyMalekan
BakhshLeylan
Population
 (2016 Census)
  Total6,356 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

The ancient Iranian town of Ganzak is identified as being near Leylan in the Miandoab plain.[4][5] Ganzak was built by the Achaemenids, and was the seat of the satrap of Media.

References

  1. https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. 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".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  4. M. Boyce, Ganzak, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, vol. 10, 2001.
  5. Christensen, Peter (1993). The Decline of Iranshahr. Museum Tusculanum Press. pp. 323–324, note 10. ISBN 978-87-7289-259-7. Retrieved 23 Jul 2008.
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