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Lankaran (rayon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (290 words) |
 | Lankaran (Lənkəran) is a rayon of Azerbaijan, not to be confused with the city of Lankaran, which is a separate administrative region. |
 | Lankaran is one of the ancient settlements of Azerbaijan. |
 | The ancient occupation of population in Lankaran- the area which has fertile soil, rich water reserves, warm climate- was agriculture, cattle-breeding, gardening, fishing, bee-keeping silk industry. |
| Lankaran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (650 words) |
 | Lankaran, or Lenkoran, (Azeri: Lənkəran) is a small city in Azerbaijan, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, near the southern border with Iran, with a population of 48,400 (2002), at least half of which are Talysh. |
 | Lankaran was for a long time the capital of the Talysh Khanate, which enjoyed variable degrees of independence throughout history. |
 | Thermal sulphide, chloride, sodium-calcium waters of Andjin (Upper and Lower) mineral springs are situated 12 km to the West from the town. |