Siyazan ( az, Siyəzən;
Tat: ''Siyəzən'') is a city, municipality and the capital of the
Siyazan District of
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
. It has a population of 24,900. The city's name is said to be derived from
Persian, meaning "White Women", a reference to the original population of
Tats. Another explanation links the name with the Persian word ''siyah'', meaning "black".
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Populated places in Siyazan District
Baku Governorate
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