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Lənkəran (inhabited place) |
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Lat: 38 45 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.7500 decimal degrees |
Long: 048 50 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 48.8333 decimal degrees |
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Note: City in the southeastern coast of Azerbaijan, along the Caspian Sea, in the Länkäran Lowland. During Persian rule, it was the capital of the Talysh khanate, and later fell to the Russians in 1813. The surrounding region is agriculturally rich, with citrus fruits and tea being grown. |
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Lənkəran (preferred,C,V)
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Lənkəran (C,V)
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Länkäran (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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Lenkoran' (C,V)
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Lencoran (C,V)
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Lankaran (C,V)
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Lənkəran (inhabited place) (P) |
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