Lerik ( tly, Lik, script=Latn) is the capital city of
Lerik Rayon
Lerik District ( az, Lerik rayonu, tly, Lik rəyon, script=Latn) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south-east of the country and belongs to the Lankaran-Astara Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Y ...
in the southern area of
Azerbaijan
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not far from the Iran border. It is located in the
Talysh Mountains
Talysh Mountains ( tly, Tolışə Bandon, script=Latn, fa, کوههای تالش, Kuhhâye Tâleš; az, Talış dağları) is a mountain range in far southeastern Azerbaijan and far northwestern Iran within Ardabil Province and Gilan Provin ...
, a northwestern subrange of the
Alborz (''Elburz'') mountain range. The majority of the population is
talysh Talysh may refer to:
*Talysh people
* History of Talysh
*Talysh language
*Talysh Khanate, in existence from 1747 to 1828
*Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic, a self-declared autonomy, which existed briefly in the south of Azerbaijan in 1993
*Talysh ...
.
Gallery
History
Lerik is considered one of the ancient settlements of Azerbaijan. There are imprints of ancient people who were living In the caves. Nowadays there are settlement imprints which belong to bronze-
Neolithic
The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is an Old World archaeological period and the final division of the Stone Age. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several parts ...
ages.
Lerik became a center of Zuvand Region of
Azerbaijan SSR
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. In 1930 this region was renamed as Lerik.
According to census back in 1939 main population of Lerik were
talysh Talysh may refer to:
*Talysh people
* History of Talysh
*Talysh language
*Talysh Khanate, in existence from 1747 to 1828
*Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic, a self-declared autonomy, which existed briefly in the south of Azerbaijan in 1993
*Talysh ...
people.
Historical monuments
One of the sightseeing is Buzeir cave. In 19th century Jacques de Morgan has discovered the specimen of human imprints belonging to Neolithic era.
Professor Asadulla Jafarov has discovered an ancient settlement which belongs to paleolith era.
Population
Lerik city population 1939 (approximately after 10 years of rename by Azerbaijan SSR):
Demographics now (according to 2009 census)
The vast majority of the city's population is
talysh Talysh may refer to:
*Talysh people
* History of Talysh
*Talysh language
*Talysh Khanate, in existence from 1747 to 1828
*Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic, a self-declared autonomy, which existed briefly in the south of Azerbaijan in 1993
*Talysh ...
, the rest are
azerbaijanis
Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the second-most numer ...
and other nationalities.
National reservation of Zuvand
National reservation of Zuvand was created in Lerik region to maintain the flora and fauna. The area of national reservation covers 40.3 hectares of land. National academy has settled Botanical Research center, where active observations and researches are made. These forests are habitats for wolves, bears, foxes, wild cats, boars and other animals.
References
External links
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World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan– World-Gazetteer.com
Populated places in Lerik District
Settled areas of Elburz
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