Taleqan

For the administrative divisions, see Bala Taleqan District, Miyan Taleqan Rural District, and Pain Taleqan Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Taleqan.

Taleqan (Persian: طالقان)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Taleqan County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[6] It is also the administrative center for Miyan Taleqan Rural District.^[7] Taleqan is in the Alborz mountain range.

Taleqan Persian: طالقان
City
Taleqan
Coordinates: 36°10′33″N 50°45′50″E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Alborz
County	Taleqan
District	Central
Established as a city	1994[3]
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	3,545
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,281 in 988 households, when it was capital of the former Taleqan District in Savojbolagh County,^[8] Tehran province.^[9] In 2008, the district was separated from the county in establishing Taleqan County, and Taleqan was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.^[6] In 2010, the county was separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.^[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,545 in 1,241 households.^[4]

See also

Taleghan travel guide from Wikivoyage

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Ṭâleqân;^[5] formerly the village of Shahrak^[3]