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Tālesh

Coordinates: 37°47′51″N 48°54′15″E / 37.79750°N 48.90417°E / 37.79750; 48.90417
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For the administrative division of Gilan province, see Talesh County.

Tālesh
Persian: تالش
City
Tālesh is located in Iran
Tālesh
Tālesh
Coordinates: 37°47′51″N 48°54′15″E / 37.79750°N 48.90417°E / 37.79750; 48.90417[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyTalesh
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
54,178
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

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.[4]

Demographics

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Language

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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

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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

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 October 2024). "Talesh, Talesh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Gilan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. 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 (21 October 2015) [Approved 21 June 1369]. 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. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Notification 82846/T135K. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  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): Gilan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Gilan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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