Taleqan County

Taleqan County (Persian: شهرستان طالقان) is a county in Alborz Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Taleqan.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 16,815, in 6,354 families.[4] The county has one district: the Central District. The county has one city: Taleqan, which used to be called Shahrak.

Taleqan
شهرستان طالقان
County
Location in Alborz Province
Location of Alborz Province in Iran
Coordinates: 35.48°N 50.58°E / 35.48; 50.58
Country Iran
ProvinceAlborz
CapitalTaleqan
Bakhsh (Districts)Central District
Population
 (2016)
 • Total16,815 [1]
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+04:30 (IRDT)
Area code(s)0262
Main language(s)Persian, Tati[2]

The area is known for its mild, sunny summers and cold winters. Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar is quoted as saying of Taleqan weather: Har che dar Tehran harf ast, dar inja barf ast (As much as there is politics in Tehran, there is snow here).[5]

Notable people

Politics:

- Ayatollah Seyed Mahmoud Taleghani, Iranian Revolutionary Leader

- Heshmat Taleqani, a leader in Jungle Movement of Gilan

Science:

- Maryam Mirzakhani[6] first female Fields Medalist

- Reza Mansouri, Physicist

- Reza Shabani[7]، Historian

- Mostafa Ronaghi, Molecular Biologist

Military:

- Valiollah Fallahi, Major General، Chief of Joint Staff of Iran Army

- Amir-Bahman Bagheri, Major General، Commander of Iran Air Force

Art and Literature:

- Darvish Khan, Musician

- Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, Writer

- Abdol Majid Taleqani, Calligrapher

- Gholam Hossein Amirkhani, Calligrapher

- Enayatollah Bakhshi, Actor

- Mohammad Davoudi, Writer

Situation

In recent years, the construction of Taleqan dam and installation of its hydroelectric project on Shahrood (River) (a right-hand tributary of the Sefīd-Rūd) has added new dimensions to the region's touristic attractions and infrastructure development although it is also becoming a serious issue for the environment.

Etymology

Some folk etymology says that the name Taleqan means "separators" in Persian, but Dehkhoda says that: Taleqan root is Talcan from talc because of existence of talc mine there. تالکان ٍTalc in English is a loan word from Arabic talq, from Persian talk "talc". Talc

References
  1. "Census 2016 | Iran Data Portal".
  2. "Dictionary of Tati Language in Taleghan", Mohammad Davoudi and Mohammad-Ali Manouchehri
  3. Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran
    اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  5. Taleqan.net state that Farhad Mirza Mo'tamedoddole - one of the Nasere'ddin Shah's uncles - actually came up with the witticism which went: Mata'e in velayat (Taleqan) dar inhengam sard o ruz bard o bard ast, harche dar Tehran harf ast, dar inja BARF ast. source: Taleqan.net, edited by Nima Asgari
  6. "مریم میرزاخانی", ویکی‌پدیا، دانشنامهٔ آزاد (in Persian), 2020-08-29, retrieved 2020-08-29
  7. "رضا شعبانی", ویکی‌پدیا، دانشنامهٔ آزاد (in Persian), 2019-10-20, retrieved 2020-08-30
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