Tālesh

For the administrative division of Gilan province, see Talesh County.

Tālesh (Persian: تالش)^{[lower-alpha 1]} is a city in the Central District of Talesh County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]

Tālesh Persian: تالش
City
Tālesh
Coordinates: 37°47′51″N 48°54′15″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Talesh
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	54,178
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Language

The Iranian dialect of Tālesh is a dialect of Talysh language.^[5] The Iranian disability activist and artist Mitra Farazandeh was born in this town.^[6]

Linguistic composition of the city.^[7]

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

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 41,486 in 10,688 households.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 52,344 people in 14,984 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 54,178 people in 16,832 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Talesh; also known as Hashpar, Hashtpar, and Hashtpar-e Tavalesh^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (12 March 2024). "Talesh, Talesh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Tālesh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086904" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
5. Asatrian, Garnik and Habib Borjian, 2005. Talish: people and language: The state of research. Iran and the Caucasus 9/1, p 43-72
6. "100 Women: 'Disabled women have sexual needs too'". BBC News. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
7. "Language distribution: Gilan Province". Iran Atlas. 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
8. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
9. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.