Lerik Lik | |
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| Coordinates: 38°46′31″N 48°24′55″E / 38.77528°N 48.41528°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Lerik |
| Established | 1916 |
| Elevation | 1,096 m (3,596 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 8,576[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
| Area code(s) | +994 157 |
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Lerik (Azerbaijani: Lerik, Talysh: Lik) is the capital city of Lerik Rayon in the southern area of Azerbaijan not far from the Iranian border.
It is located in the Talysh Mountains, a northwestern subrange of the Alborz (Elburz) mountain range.
History
Lerik can be considered as 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% |
| Russians | 107 | 7.4 |
| Armenians | 11 | 0.8% |
| Other | 32 | 2.2% |
| Total | 1 449 | 100% |
Demographics now(according to 2009 census)[5]
| Ethnic group | Quantity | Percentage |
| Azerbaijani | 72228 | 96.92% |
| Talysh | 2281 | 3.06% |
| Russians | 11 | 0.01% |
| Other | 2 | 0.00% |
Most of the population nowadays are Azerbaijani and Talysh people which is more than 99% of entire Lerik region population. But we can see the shift in correlation between Azeri and Talysh people, where Azerbaijani ethnic group is now major group.[5]
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][7]
References
- ^ Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi: Lerik rayonu
- ^ a b Zardabli, Ismail. THE HISTORY OF AZERBAIJAN: from ancient times to the present day. ISBN 1291971319.
- ^ a b "Лерикский район 1939". www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ "Azərbaycan :: Baş səhifə". www.azerbaijans.com. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ a b Samadov (www.anarsamadov.net), Anar. "Lerik rayonu". Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ "Azerbaijan". www.azerbaijan.az. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ "Лерикский район 1939". www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
External links
- Lerik at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com