Siyazan ( az, Siyəzən;
Tat: ''Siyəzən'') is a city, municipality and the capital of the
Siyazan District
Siyazan District ( az, Siyəzən rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-east of the country and belongs to the Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Shabran, Khizi, and the ex ...
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
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
, 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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