it to derive from one of the Persian words, Langarkunan ("the place for dropping the anchor(s)") or Langarkanan ("the place for weighing anchor(s)"). Both meanings simply translate as "sea port." The pronunciation shifted through the years, and Langarkunan became Lankaran or, in the even more simple Talysh pronunciation, Lankon. The other theory links it to the Talysh word lankran ("cane house").

History

It is unknown when the town of Lankaran

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