Taleqan County
Taleqan
شهرستان طالقان | |
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 Location in Alborz Province | |
 Location of Alborz Province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 36°12′N 50°48′E / 36.200°N 50.800°ECoordinates: 36°12′N 50°48′E / 36.200°N 50.800°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Alborz |
| Capital | Taleqan |
| Bakhsh (Districts) | Central District |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 16,815[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+04:30 (IRDT) |
| Area code | 0262 |
| Main language(s) | Persian, Tati[2] |
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.
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
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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,[when?] 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.[citation needed]
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
- ^ "Census 2016 | Iran Data Portal".
- ^ "Dictionary of Tati Language in Taleghan", Mohammad Davoudi and Mohammad-Ali Manouchehri
- ^ Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran
اطلس گیتاشناسی استانهای ایران - ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
- ^ 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
- ^ "مریم میرزاخانی", ویکیپدیا، دانشنامهٔ آزاد (in Persian), 2020-08-29, retrieved 2020-08-29
- ^ "رضا شعبانی", ویکیپدیا، دانشنامهٔ آزاد (in Persian), 2019-10-20, retrieved 2020-08-30
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