Lenkoran uezd
Lenkoran uezd
Ленкоранский уезд | |
|---|---|
Location in the Baku Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Viceroyalty | Caucasus |
| Governorate | Baku |
| Established | 1840 |
| Abolished | 1929 |
| Capital | Lenkoran (present-day Lankaran) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,379.48 km2 (2,077.03 sq mi) |
| Population (1916) | |
• Total | 203,319 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8.76% |
| • Rural | 91.24% |
| Preceded by | Talysh Khanate |
| Succeeded by | Azerbaijan SSR |
The Lenkoran uezd or Talysh uezd was a county (uezd) within the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire, and then of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the Azerbaijan SSR until its formal abolishment in 1929. The county was located on the southern part of the governorate, bordering Caspian Sea to the east, Javad uezd to the north, and Iran to the southwest. The administrative centre of the county was the city of Lenkoran (present-day Lankaran).