Lankaran

English Alternative forms en Lenkoran Etymology From en fa لنکران lankarân, from en xme-old *Lan(a)karan- the land of the Lan. The Lan is probably a name of a Caspian tribe. See also xcl Փայտակարան.55–56 Proper noun A city (and district) in Azerbaijan. en 1863 w:Edward Cust Annals of the Wars of the Nineteenth Century III 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. en 1990 w:Peter Hopkirk The Great Game 99 Folio Society 2010 The triumphant Persians also managed to recover the great fortress of Lenkoran, on the Caspian shore. Translations a city in Azerbaijan Arabic: ar لَنْكَرَان f Armenian: hy Լենքորան Azerbaijani: az Lənkəran Georgian: ka ლენქორანი Korean: ko 란카란 rankaran Persian: fa لنکران lankarân Russian: ru Ленкорань Tajik: tg Ланкарон Uzbek: uz Lankaron References en Cities in Azerbaijan