Siyazan (Azerbaijani: Siyəzən; Tat: Siyəzən) is a city, municipality and the capital of the Siyazan District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 24,900.^{[citation needed]} The city's name is said to be derived from Persian, meaning "White Women", a reference to the original population of Tats.[2] Another explanation links the name with the Persian word siyah, meaning "black".[2]

Siyazan Siyəzən
City & Municipality
Siyazan
Coordinates: 41°04′34″N 49°06′50″E
Country	Azerbaijan
District	Siyazan
Founded	1954
Area
• Total	759 km2 (293 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	25,213
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code	AZ5300
Area code(s)	+994 0190
Vehicle registration	53

References

Bibliography

• Everett-Heath, John (2018). "Siyäzän". The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (4 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0191866326.

External links

• Siyazan at GEOnet Names Server

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