Taleqan County

Taleqan

شهرستان طالقان
Taleqan شهرستان طالقان
County
	Location in Alborz Province
	Location of Alborz Province in Iran
	Coordinates: 35°29′N 50°35′E / 35.48°N 50.58°E
Country	Iran
Province	Alborz
Capital	Taleqan
Bakhsh (Districts)	Central District
Population (2006)
• Total	25,781
Time zone	UTC+03:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+04:30 (IRDT)
Area code	0262
Main language(s)	Persian, Tati

Taleqan County (Persian: شهرستان طالقان) is a county in Alborz Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Taleqan.^[2] At the 2006 census, the county's population was 25,781, in 7,574 families.^[3] The county has one district: the Central District. The county has one city: Taleqan.

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).^[4]

Situation

Notable people from the area include the well-known Iranian revolutionary clergy Ayatolah Seyed Mahmoud Taleghani, musician Darvish Khan, Abdolmajid Taleqani brought Shikasta Nastaʿlīq to the peak of perfection,^{[clarification needed]} Dr. Mostafa Ronaghi ^{[citation needed]}, Dr. Heshmat Taleqani, Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, contemporary calligrapher Gholam Hossein Amirkhani, and author Mohammad Davoudi. 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 Pers. talk "talc.". Talc

References

^ "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 2011-09-20.
^ 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

External links

Taleqan travel review

[1] "Dictionary of Tati Language in Taleghan", Mohammad Davoudi and Mohammad-Ali Manouchehri

[2] Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran
اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران

[3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.

[4] 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

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