Lankaran

Lankaran
Lənkəran
Lánkon
City
Lankaran Lighthouse
Lankaran Springs & Wellness Resort
Palace of Talysh Khans
Statue of Hazi Aslanov
Statue of Samovar
A street in Lankaran
Coordinates: 38°45′13″N 48°51′04″E / 38.75361°N 48.85111°E / 38.75361; 48.85111
Country Azerbaijan
RegionLankaran-Astara
Government
  GovernorTaleh Qarashov
Area
  Total
70 km2 (30 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
89,300
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Area code+994 025 25
Websitelenkeran-ih.gov.az

Lankaran (Azerbaijani: Lənkəran, (listen)) or Lánkon (Talysh: Lánkon) is a city in Azerbaijan, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, near the southern border with Iran. As of 2021, the city had a population of 89,300. It is next to, but independent of, Lankaran District. The city forms a distinct first-order division of Azerbaijan.