Leylan

For the administrative divisions, see Leylan County, Leylan District, Leylan-e Gharbi Rural District, Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District, Leylan-e Sharqi Rural District, and Leylan-e Shomali Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Leylan.

Leylan (Persian: ليلان)^[a] is a city in Central District of Leylan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4] It was previously the capital of the former Leylan District of Malekan County.^[5] Leylan had also served as the administrative center for Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District^[6][b] until its capital was transferred to the village of Turchi.^[4]

Leylan Persian: ليلان
City
Leylan
Coordinates: 37°00′41″N 46°12′24″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Leylan
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	6,356
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

The ancient Iranian town of Ganzak is identified as being near Leylan in the Miandoab plain.^[7][8] Ganzak was built by the Achaemenids, and was the seat of the satrap of Media.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,079 in 1,468 households,^[9] when it was capital of the former Leylan District of Malekan County.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 6,175 people in 1,858 households.^[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,356 people in 1,943 households.^[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Leylan County, and Leylan was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Lailān, Laylān, and Leylān^[3]
2. Formerly Leylan Rural District^[5]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "Leylan, Leylan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. 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. Mokhbar, Mohammad (c. 2023) [Approved 13 February 1402]. Changes in country divisions of Malekan and Leylan Counties of East Azerbaijan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 141670. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2022) [Approved 22 July 1374]. Divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Delegation. Notification 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 13 rural districts in Maragheh County under East Azerbaijan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 110516/T674. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
7. M. Boyce, Ganzak, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, vol. 10, 2001.
8. 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.
9. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
10. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.