Lankaran

Lankaran is one of the top summer holiday destinations in Azerbaijan.
Lankaran is undoubtedly beautiful and located in the south-east of Azerbaijan – on the Lankaran Lowland stretching tens of kilometers. A beach destination that sits with a stunning rugged mountain as its backdrop, you will find yourself between two worlds.

1. The Lankaran is home to the highest concentration of marijuana smokers anywhere in the country.
2. One of the biggest elements of the traveler social scene in Lankaran are the weed and fish.
3. Spend any time in a tourist hub in Lankaran and you’ll probably spot someone smoking weed.

Guy: And what else is on offer in these places?

Weed, of course, in lots of different forms.

Lankaran

Lankaran is one of the oldest settlements in Azerbaijan. Facts confirmed by archeologists state that the area was inhabited from the Bronze Age. Because of the linkages between the East and the West such as the silk route, Lankaran continued to grow as a major stopover point for caravan routes. In 1742, the Talish Khanate ( Talysh Talesh )moved its capital to Lankaran. From antiquity, people throughout Lankaran have been involved in animal husbandry, horticulture, aquaculture, and sericulture. Trades such as blacksmithing, coppersmithing, pottery, and weaving are key cultural traditions throughout Lankaran. Blacksmith, copper-smith, pottery and other trades were widely spread in Lankaran. Since the Khanate established its capitol in Lankaran, there was a great surge in trade relations between Iran, Turkey, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, and Central Asia. With the signing of the "Gulustan Treaty" in 1829 between Russia and Persia, Northern Azerbaijan was occupied by Russia. With the Russian occupation, people took the lead in the development of several new industries in Lankaran such as viniculture, ceramics, and brick making, and aided in creating trade ties between Lankaran and Russia. Through this exchange, Lankran strengthened its cultural roots, and its scientific, educational, health, and industrial bases.

1. Lavangi, A Talysh Delicacy

2. The spring in Lankaran is beautiful allowing people to take a long neglected walk along the seaside
3. In Lankaran, buses leave about every hour from the “Lavangi” Avtovaqzal outside of the city center.