41°04′34″N 49°06′50″E / 41.07611°N 49.11389°E / 41.07611; 49.11389
City & Municipality in AzerbaijanSiyazan Siyəzən | |
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City & Municipality | |
Siyazan | |
Coordinates: 41°04′34″N 49°06′50″E / 41.07611°N 49.11389°E / 41.07611; 49.11389 | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
District | Siyazan |
Founded | 1954 |
Area | |
• Total | 759 km (293 sq mi) |
Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 25,213 |
• Density | 33/km (86/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Postal code | AZ5300 |
Area code | +994 0190 |
Vehicle registration | 53 |
Siyazan (Azerbaijani: Siyəzən; Tat: Siyəzən) is a city, municipality and the capital of the Siyazan District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 24,900. The city's name is said to be derived from Persian, meaning "White Women", a reference to the original population of Tats. Another explanation links the name with the Persian word siyah, meaning "black".
References
Bibliography
- Everett-Heath, John (2018). "Siyäzän". The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (4 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0191866326.
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