Lerik District
Lerik | |
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Rayon | |
Map of Azerbaijan showing Lerik Rayon | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Capital | Lerik |
Area | |
• Total | 1,083.6 km2 (418.4 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 76,400 |
Postal code | AZ4300 |
Telephone code | (+994) 25[1] |
Website | lerik-ih.gov.az |
Lerik Rayon is a rayon located near the Iranian border in southern Azerbaijan, between the tall mountains of the Talysh Mountains and the agricultural plain of the Lankaran Lowland.
Contents
1 People
1.1 Population
2 Travel
3 Geographical position
4 Photos
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
People
Lerik is mainly famous for the longevity of some of its citizens. It is known for myths of human longevity; a man named Shirali Baba Muslimov, born in the village of Barzavu, who was reported by the Guinness Book of Records to have been aged 168 when he died, and was believed to have lived between 1805 and 1973.[2] The population of the Lerik rayon is evenly divided between Azeris and Talysh - both populations are spread across both sides of the border.
Population
Population | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Lerik region | 64,3 | 65,3 | 66,2 | 67,3 | 68,3 | 69,6 | 70,9 | 72,0 | 73,2 | 74,3 | 75,2 | 76,4 | 77,5 | 78,7 | 79,7 | 80,8 | 81,9 | 82,8 | 83,8 |
urban population | 6,8 | 6,8 | 6,9 | 7,0 | 7,1 | 7,2 | 7,2 | 7,2 | 7,2 | 7,3 | 7,3 | 7,5 | 7,9 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,1 | 8,2 | 8,3 | 8,4 |
rural population | 57,5 | 58,5 | 59,3 | 60,3 | 61,2 | 62,4 | 63,7 | 64,8 | 66,0 | 67,0 | 67,9 | 68,9 | 69,6 | 70,7 | 71,7 | 72,7 | 73,7 | 74,5 | 75,4 |
Travel
Located in Lerik is a local history museum and the Karabakh war memorial, located between of the parade ground and the modest city hall.
Lerik can be reached from Lankaran using the A323 road. It is a very scenic route along the Lankaran river and the Hirkan National Park. Buses run regularly to Lankaran and Baku.
The maximum annual precipitation in Lerik and the Talysh Mountains is between 1,600 mm to 1,800 mm, which along the Lankaran Lowland is the highest precipitation in the country.
Geographical position
The Lerik region territory is surrounded by Talysh mountain range. Lerik region is bordered by Yardimli in the south and south-west, in the north-east Lankaran, in the north-west Masalli, and in the south-east Astara. The Talysh mountain range extends along the border with the Islamic Republic of Iran and in the north beyond the Peshtasar and Bouravar mountain ranges. The length of the border is 49.5 kilometers with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The Zuvand (Diabar) Trench is located between the Talysh and Buddhist ridges. The Komurgoy (2492 m) and Gizyurd (2433 m) are the highest peaks in the Talysh Range. It mostly consists of pallogene volcanogenic-sedimentary rocks. The region covers 40.3 thousand hectares of forest.
The Zuvand State Reserve is located in Zuvand. In the Botanical Research Center of the National Academy of Sciences studies of the Fauna and Flora is operating here.[4]
Photos
Lerik, Azerbaijan
Lerik, Azerbaijan
Lerik, Azerbaijan
See also
The Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests ecoregion is an area of lush lowland and montane forests (subtropical and temperate rainforests) that covers the Lerik rayon.
In southeast Azerbaijan, this ecoregion includes the Lankaran Lowland and the Talysh Mountains.
References
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(in Azerbaijani)
^ Lerik - Azerbaijan - Azerb.com
^ Political division, population size and structure: Population by towns and regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan. "Population | The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
^ "Coğrafi mövqeyi - LERİK RAYON Icra Hakimiyyəti". lerik-ih.gov.az. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
External links
- www.Azerb.Com
Living Past 100 - "No Big Deal" in this Village : Report on the centenarians of Lerik.
Coordinates: 38°47′00″N 48°25′00″E / 38.78333°N 48.41667°E / 38.78333; 48.41667
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