Siyazan | |
Settlement Type: | City & Municipality |
Native Name: | Siyəzən |
Pushpin Map: | Azerbaijan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Azerbaijan |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Siyazan |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1954 |
Area Total Km2: | 759 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 25213 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | AZT |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 41.0761°N 49.1139°W |
Elevation M: | 55 |
Area Code: | +994 0190 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | AZ5300 |
Registration Plate: | 53 |
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. The city's name is said to be derived from Persian, meaning "White Women", a reference to the original population of Tats. Another explanation links the name with the Persian word siyah, meaning "black".