Tālesh

City in Gilan province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tālesh (Persian: تالش)[a] is a city in the Central District of Talesh County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]

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Tālesh
Persian: تالش
City
Hashtpar
Sardar Amjad Palace
Lisar
Asalam
Talesh Road
Tālesh is located in Iran
Tālesh
Tālesh
Coordinates: 37°47′51″N 48°54′15″E[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyTalesh
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
  Total
54,178
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Language

The Iranian dialect of Tālesh is a dialect of Talysh language.[6] The Iranian disability activist and artist Mitra Farazandeh was born in this town.[7]

Linguistic composition of the city.[8]

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Tālesh linguistic composition
language percent
Talysh
45%
Azerbaijani
30%
New Persian
20%
Northern Kurdish
5%
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Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 41,486 in 10,688 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 52,344 people in 14,984 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 54,178 people in 16,832 households.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. Also romanized as Talesh; also known as Hashpar, Hashtpar, and Hashtpar-e Tavalesh[4]

References

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