Lerik, Azerbaijan

Lerik (Talysh: Lik) is the capital city of Lerik District in the southern area of Azerbaijan not far from the Iran border. It is located in the Talysh Mountains, a northwestern subrange of the Alborz (Elburz) mountain range. The majority of the population is Talysh.

Lerik
Lik
Center of Lerik
Center of Lerik
A view of Lerik
A view of Lerik
Gunashli waterfall
Gunashli waterfall
Talysh Mountains
Talysh Mountains
Heydar Aliyev Center
Heydar Aliyev Center
Lerik City Executive Power
Lerik City Executive Power
Lerik City Central Hospital
Lerik City Central Hospital
A street in Lerik
A street in Lerik
Lerik is located in Azerbaijan
Lerik
Lerik
Coordinates: 38°46′31″N 48°24′55″E
Country Azerbaijan
DistrictLerik
Established1916
Elevation
1,096 m (3,596 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total8,657[1]
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)
Area code+994 157

History

Lerik is considered one of the ancient settlements of Azerbaijan. There are imprints of ancient people who were living In the caves. Nowadays there are settlement imprints which belong to bronze-Neolithic ages.[2]

Lerik became a center of Zuvand Region of Azerbaijan SSR. In 1930 this region was renamed as Lerik.

According to census back in 1939 main population of Lerik were Talysh people.[3]

Historical monuments

One of the sightseeing  is Buzeir cave. In 19th century Jacques de Morgan has discovered the specimen of  human imprints belonging to Neolithic era.[2] Professor Asadulla Jafarov has discovered an ancient settlement which belongs to paleolith era.[4]

Population

Lerik city population 1939 (approximately after 10 years of rename by Azerbaijan SSR):[3]

Ethnic group Quantity Percentage
Talysh 996 68.7%
Azerbaijani 303 20.9%
Russian 107 7.4
Armenian 11 0.8%
Other 32 2.2%
Total 1 449 100%

Demographics now (according to 2009 census)[5]

Ethnic group Quantity Percentage
Talysh 72228 96.92%
Azerbaijani 2281 3.06%
Russian 11 0.01%
Other 2 0.00%

The vast majority of the city's population is talysh, the rest are azerbaijanis and other nationalities.

National reservation of  Zuvand

National reservation of Zuvand was created in Lerik region to maintain the flora and fauna. The area of national reservation covers 40.3 hectares of land.  National academy has settled Botanical Research center, where active observations and researches are made. These forests are habitats for wolves, bears, foxes, wild cats, boars and other animals.[6][3]

References
  1. Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi: Lerik rayonu
  2. Zardabli, Ismail. THE HISTORY OF AZERBAIJAN: from ancient times to the present day. ISBN 1291971319.
  3. "Лерикский район 1939". www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  4. "Azərbaycan :: Baş səhifə". www.azerbaijans.com. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  5. Samadov (www.anarsamadov.net), Anar. "Lerik rayonu". Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  6. "Azerbaijan". www.azerbaijan.az. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
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