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 the Central District^[b] of Leylan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county^[4] and the district.^[5] It was the administrative center for Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District^[6][c] until its capital was transferred to the village of Turchi.^[4]

Leylan Persian: ليلان
City
Leylan
Coordinates: 37°00′43″N 46°12′19″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. Later, it served as the capital of the kingdom of Atropatene.

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 in Leylan District^[d] 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]

In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Leylan County and renamed the Central District, with Leylan as capital of the new county.^[4]

See also

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Lailān, Laylān, and Leylān^[3]
2. Formerly Leylan District of Malekan County^[4]
3. Formerly Leylan Rural District^[5]
4. Renamed the Central District of Leylan County^[4]