Leylan
Leylan
Persian: ليلان | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Leylan | |
| Coordinates: 37°00′43″N 46°12′19″E / 37.01194°N 46.20528°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Leylan |
| District | Central |
| Established as a city | 1997[3] |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 6,356 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Leylan (Persian: ليلان)[a] is a city in the Central District[b] of Leylan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[6] and the district.[7] It was the administrative center for Leylan Rural District[8][c] until its capital was transferred to the village of Turchi.[6] The village of Leylan was converted to a city in 1997.[3]
History
[edit]The ancient Iranian town of Ganzak is identified as being near Leylan in the Miandoab plain.[9][10] Ganzak was built by the Achaemenids, and was the seat of the satrap of Media. Later, it served as the capital of the kingdom of Atropatene.
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,079 in 1,468 households,[11] when it was in Leylan District[d] of Malekan County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 6,175 people in 1,858 households.[12] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,356 people in 1,943 households.[4]
In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Leylan County and renamed the Central District, with Leylan as the capital of the new county.[6]
See also
[edit]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Also romanized as Lailān, Laylān, and Leylān[5]
- ^ Formerly Leylan District of Malekan County[6]
- ^ Renamed Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District[7]
- ^ Renamed the Central District of Leylan County[6]
References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 March 2025). "فتح الله کندی, دهستان لیلان جنوبی, بخش لیلان [Fathollah Kandi, Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District, Leylan District], Malekan County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "2664+Q4C Leylan, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (20 July 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/04/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستای لیلان از توابع شهرستان ملکان در استان آذربایجان شرقی به عنوان شهر لیلان [Transforming the village of Leylan from the functions of Malekan County in East Azerbaijan province as Leylan city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] A6BD520C-590A-409A-8267-5ADEACDA21DB. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 253. Archived from the original on 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ 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".
- ^ a b c d e Mokhber, Mohammad (3 May 2023) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1402/02/13 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغييرات تقسيمات كشوري شهرستان ملكان و ليلان استان آذربايجان شرقي [Changes in the national divisions of Malekan and Leylan Counties, East Azerbaijan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره ۱۴۱۶۷۰ [Proposal Number 141670]. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ a b c Habibi, Hassan (1 October 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1374/07/09 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان شرقی [Divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6C055B6E-BFC4-4C08-B946-11EA395502F4. شماره دوره [Course number] 74. Archived from the original on 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 13 دهستان در شهرستان مراغه تابع استان آذربایجان شرقی [Creation and formation of 13 rural districts in Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] F7D1D64B-B589-40D7-BDDA-8FDC4D0372F9. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 11. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ M. Boyce, Ganzak, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, vol. 10, 2001.
- ^ 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.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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