Jaleq

For the administrative division, see Jaleq Rural District. For the village in East Azerbaijan province, see Jaleq.

Jaleq (Persian: جالق)^[a] is a city in the Central District^[b] of Golshan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county^[4] the district.^[5]

Jaleq Persian: جالق
City
Jaleq
Coordinates: 27°36′12″N 62°42′35″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Golshan
District	Central District
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	18,098
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Jālq (native pronunciation) is Iran's easternmost city. Jaleq is near the border with Pakistan and is mainly inhabited by Iranian Baluchis. The name Jaleq is Persian and means "the trodden place."

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,903 in 2,594 households, when it was in Jaleq District^[c] of Saravan County.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 17,546 people in 3,566 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 18,098 people in 4,719 households.^[2]

In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Golshan County and renamed the Central District, with Jaleq as the county's capital.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Jālaq, Jāl'q, and Jālq; also known as Jālk, Kashān, Khooshab, Khūshāb, and Khvoshāb^[3]
2. Formerly Jaleq District of Saravan County^[4]
3. Renamed the Central District of Golshan County^[4]