Siyazan

For the village named Siyəzən, see Siyəzən, Beşdam.

41°04′34″N 49°06′50″E / 41.07611°N 49.11389°E / 41.07611; 49.11389

Siyazan Siyəzən
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^2 (293 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population  (2010)^[1]
• Total	25,213
• Density	33/km^2 (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.^{[citation needed]} The city's name is said to be derived from Persian, meaning "White Women", a reference to the original population of Tats.^[2] Another explanation links the name with the Persian word siyah, meaning "black".^[2]

References

1. "The State Statistical Committee of the Azerbaijan Republic".
2. Everett-Heath 2018.

Bibliography

• Everett-Heath, John (2018). "Siyäzän". The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (4 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0191866326.

External links

• Siyazan at GEOnet Names Server