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]
History
The ancient Iranian town of Ganzak is identified as being near Leylan in the Miandoab plain.[6][7] 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.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 6,175 people in 1,858 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,356 people in 1,943 households.[2]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 April 2023). "Leylan, Malekan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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".
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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