# Leylan

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City in East Azerbaijan province, Iran

For the administrative divisions, see [Leylan County](/source/Leylan_County), [Leylan District](/source/Leylan_District), [Leylan-e Gharbi Rural District](/source/Leylan-e_Gharbi_Rural_District), [Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District](/source/Leylan-e_Jonubi_Rural_District), [Leylan-e Sharqi Rural District](/source/Leylan-e_Sharqi_Rural_District), and [Leylan-e Shomali Rural District](/source/Leylan-e_Shomali_Rural_District). For other places with the same name, see [Leylan](/source/Leylan_(disambiguation)).

City in East Azerbaijan, Iran

Leylan Persian: ليلان City Leylan Coordinates: 37°00′43″N 46°12′19″E / 37.01194°N 46.20528°E / 37.01194; 46.20528[1][2] Country Iran Province East Azerbaijan County Leylan District Central Established as a city 1997[3] Population (2016)[4] • Total 6,356 Time zone UTC+3:30 (IRST)

**Leylan** ([Persian](/source/Persian_language): ليلان)[a] is a city in the [Central District](/source/Central_District_(Leylan_County))[b] of [Leylan County](/source/Leylan_County), [East Azerbaijan](/source/East_Azerbaijan_province) province, [Iran](/source/Iran), serving as capital of both the county[6] and the district.[7] It was the administrative center for [Leylan Rural District](/source/Leylan-e_Jonubi_Rural_District)[8][c] until its capital was transferred to the village of [Turchi](/source/Turchi).[6] The village of Leylan was converted to a city in 1997.[3]

## History

The ancient Iranian town of [Ganzak](/source/Ganzak) is identified as being near Leylan in the [Miandoab](/source/Miandoab) plain.[9][10] Ganzak was built by the Achaemenids, and was the seat of the satrap of [Media](/source/Media_(region)). Later, it served as the capital of the kingdom of [Atropatene](/source/Atropatene).

## Demographics

### Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,079 in 1,468 households,[11] when it was in [Leylan District](/source/Central_District_(Leylan_County))[d] of [Malekan County](/source/Malekan_County).[7] The following census in 2011 counted 6,175 people in 1,858 households.[12] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,356 people in 1,943 households.[4]

In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of [Leylan County](/source/Leylan_County) and renamed the [Central District](/source/Central_District_(Leylan_County)), with Leylan as the capital of the new county.[6]

## See also

[Iran portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Iran)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Also [romanized](/source/Romanize) as **Lailān**, **Laylān**, and **Leylān**[5]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Formerly [Leylan District](/source/Central_District_(Leylan_County)) of [Malekan County](/source/Malekan_County)[6]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Renamed [Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District](/source/Leylan-e_Jonubi_Rural_District)[7]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Renamed the [Central District](/source/Central_District_(Leylan_County)) of [Leylan County](/source/Leylan_County)[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** OpenStreetMap contributors (20 March 2025). ["فتح الله کندی, دهستان لیلان جنوبی, بخش لیلان \[Fathollah Kandi, Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District, Leylan District\], Malekan County, Iran"](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=37.011944&mlon=46.205278&zoom=15#map=15/37.01194/46.20528) (Map). *[OpenStreetMap](/source/OpenStreetMap)* (in Persian). Retrieved 20 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["2664+Q4C Leylan, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran"](https://www.google.com/maps/place/37°00'43.0%22N+46°12'19.0%22E/@37.011944,46.205278,4519m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d37.011944!4d46.205278?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkxMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved 14 September 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Leylan_City_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Leylan_City_3-1) [Habibi, Hassan](/source/Hassan_Habibi) (20 July 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/04/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. [تبدیل روستای لیلان از توابع شهرستان ملکان در استان آذربایجان شرقی به عنوان شهر لیلان](https://web.archive.org/web/20250914202024/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/117868) [‌Transforming the village of Leylan from the functions of Malekan County in East Azerbaijan province as Leylan city]. *لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam]* (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] A6BD520C-590A-409A-8267-5ADEACDA21DB. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 253. Archived from [the original](https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/117868) on 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2016_East_Azerbaijan_Province_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2016_East_Azerbaijan_Province_4-1) [سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی](https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123618/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx) [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. *مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]* (in Persian). Archived from [the original](https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx) (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Leylan](https://geonames.nga.mil/geon-ags/rest/services/RESEARCH/GIS_OUTPUT/MapServer/0/query?where=ufi+=+-3073103&outFields=*) at [GEOnet Names Server](/source/GEOnet_Names_Server)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Leylan_County_Establishment_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Leylan_County_Establishment_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Leylan_County_Establishment_7-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Leylan_County_Establishment_7-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Leylan_County_Establishment_7-4) [Mokhber, Mohammad](/source/Mohammad_Mokhber) (3 May 2023) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1402/02/13 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. [تغييرات تقسيمات كشوري شهرستان ملكان و ليلان استان آذربايجان شرقي](https://web.archive.org/web/20230806144904/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/302129) [‌Changes in the national divisions of Malekan and Leylan Counties, East Azerbaijan province]. *سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations]* (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره ۱۴۱۶۷۰ [Proposal Number 141670]. Archived from [the original](https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/302129) on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Malekan_County_Establishment_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Malekan_County_Establishment_9-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Malekan_County_Establishment_9-2) [Habibi, Hassan](/source/Hassan_Habibi) (1 October 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1374/07/09 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. [اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان شرقی](https://web.archive.org/web/20250914202755/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/115597) [‌Divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province]. *لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam]* (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6C055B6E-BFC4-4C08-B946-11EA395502F4. شماره دوره [Course number] 74. Archived from [the original](https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/115597) on 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Maragheh_County_Rural_Districts_10-0)** [Mousavi, Mir-Hossein](/source/Mir-Hossein_Mousavi) (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. [ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 13 دهستان در شهرستان مراغه تابع استان آذربایجان شرقی](https://web.archive.org/web/20231205170742/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110335) [‌Creation and formation of 13 rural districts in Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan province]. *لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam]* (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] F7D1D64B-B589-40D7-BDDA-8FDC4D0372F9. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 11. Archived from [the original](https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110335) on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-EI_12-0)** M. Boyce, [Ganzak](http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/ganzak-), in [Encyclopaedia Iranica](/source/Encyclopaedia_Iranica), vol. 10, 2001.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Christensen, Peter (1993). [*The Decline of Iranshahr*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ebB_ac13v3UC&q=ganzak&pg=PA323). Museum Tusculanum Press. pp. 323–324, note 10. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-87-7289-259-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-87-7289-259-7). Retrieved 23 July 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2006_East_Azerbaijan_Province_14-0)** [سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی](https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092432/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls) [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. *مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]* (in Persian). Archived from [the original](http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls) (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2011_East_Azerbaijan_Province_16-0)** [سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی](https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202318/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls) [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. *Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University* (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from [the original](https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls) (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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