Tālesh
City in Gilan province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the administrative division of Gilan province, see Talesh County.
Tālesh (Persian: تالش), also Romanized as Talesh; 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 capital of both the county and the district.[4]
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Tālesh
Persian: تالش | |
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City | |
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) |
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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]