Meanings
alternative Lenkoran
- A city (and district) in Azerbaijan.
The triumphant Persians also managed to recover the great fortress of Lenkoran, on the Caspian shore.
1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 991 more example
In Persia, the Russians continued their operations with so much success that they gained a large portion of the shores of the Caspian Sea, and united them to the Czar's dominion, as far as Lankaran.
1863, Edward Cust, Annals of the Wars of the Nineteenth Century, volume III
Origin
- Old Median*Lan(a)karan-“the land of the Lan”
- Persianلنکران
- EnglishLankaran
From Persian لنکران (lankarân), from Old Median *Lan(a)karan- (“the land of the Lan”). The Lan is probably a name of a Caspian tribe. See also Old Armenian Փայտակարան (Pʻaytakaran).
More words from Persian, Old Median
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic لَنْكَرَان
- لَنْكَرَان (lankarān)a city in Azerbaijan
Korean 란카란
- 란카란 (rankaran)a city in Azerbaijan
Persian لنکران
- لنکران (lankarân)a city in Azerbaijan
Russian Ленкорань
- Ленкорань (Lenkoranʹ)a city in Azerbaijan
Cite this entry
Lankaran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lankaran
“Lankaran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lankaran. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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