City
Lankaran
Subtropics on the southern Caspian: tea plantations, citrus and the Hyrcanian forests.
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lenkeran.tut.az
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In brief
Lankaran is in the far south of Azerbaijan, near the Iranian border. The climate is subtropical: tea, citrus and vegetables grow here.
Nearby lie the Hyrcanian forests, a rare relict woodland on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The town is also the birthplace of Azi Aslanov.
On the site
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01
Tea
From the plantation to the glass
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02
Hyrcania
The relict forest and its wildlife
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03
The town
The tower, the market, the shore
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04
Food
Lavangi and southern cooking
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