Tālesh
Persian: تالش
City
Tālesh is located in Iran
Tālesh
Tālesh
Coordinates: 37°47′36″N 48°54′16″E / 37.79333°N 48.90444°E / 37.79333; 48.90444[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceGilan
CountyTalesh
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total54,178
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Tālesh (Persian: تالش, also known as, Hashpar, Hashtpar-e Tavalesh, and Hashtpar)[3] is a city in the Central District of Talesh County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as both capital of the district and of the county.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 41,486 in 10,688 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 52,344 people in 14,984 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 54,178 people in 16,832 households.[2]

The Iranian dialect of Tālesh is a dialect of Talysh language.[7] The Iranian disability activist and artist Mitra Farazandeh was born in this town.[8]

Language

Linguistic composition of the city.[9]

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

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 October 2023). "Tālesh, Talesh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. 1 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 (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". 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. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Asatrian, Garnik and Habib Borjian, 2005. Talish: people and language: The state of research. Iran and the Caucasus 9/1, p 43-72
  8. ↑ "100 Women: 'Disabled women have sexual needs too'". BBC News. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Language distribution: Gilan Province". Iran Atlas. 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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