Taleqan County ( fa, شهرستان طالقان) is located in
Alborz
The Alborz ( fa, البرز) range, also spelled as Alburz, Elburz or Elborz, is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs nort ...
province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. The capital of the county is
Taleqan
Taleqan ( fa, طالقان, also Romanized as Ṭâleqân) is a city in the capital of Taleqan County, Alborz Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western A ...
, formerly Shahrak. At the 2006 census, the county's population as a part of
Savojbolagh County in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
province was 25,781, in 7,574 households.
[ Retrieved 15 November 2022] It was separated from Savojbolagh County. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 16,815, in 6,354 households.
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).
Administrative divisions
Notable people
Politics:
* Ayatollah Seyed
Mahmoud Taleghani, Iranian Revolutionary Leader
*
Heshmat Taleqani, a leader in
Jungle Movement of Gilan
The Jangal (Jungle) Movement, in Gilan, was a rebellion against the monarchist rule of the central government of Sublime State of Iran, which lasted from 1915 to 1921.
History of the movement
In 1915, Mirza Kuchik Khan, an experienced activist i ...
Science:
*
Maryam Mirzakhani first female
Fields Medalist
The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians under 40 years of age at the International Congress of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), a meeting that takes place every four years. The name of the award ho ...
*
Reza Mansouri, Physicist
*
Reza Shabani
Reza is a Persian name, originating from the Arabic word , ''Riḍā'', which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". In religious context, this name is interpreted as ''satisfaction'' or "''perfect content ...
، Historian
*
Mostafa Ronaghi
Mostafa Ronaghi ( fa, مصطفی رونقی; born 1968) is an Iranian molecular biologist, specializing in DNA sequencing methodology. He earned his Ph.D. from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden in 1998.
, he is the Chief Technology Offi ...
, Molecular Biologist
Military:
*
Valiollah Fallahi, Major General، Chief of Joint Staff of Iran Army
*
Amir-Bahman Bagheri
Amir-Bahman Bagheri ( fa, امیربهمن باقری) was an Iranian military officer. Having previously served as the deputy commander of air defense unit in early 1979, he commanded the Air Force from August 1979 to July 1980. In 1980, he was ...
, Major General، Commander of Iran Air Force
Art and Literature:
*
Darvish Khan, Musician
*
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad
Seyyed Jalāl Āl-e-Ahmad ( fa, جلال آلاحمد; December 2, 1923September 9, 1969) was a prominent Iranian novelist, short-story writer, translator, philosopher, socio-political critic, sociologist, as well as an anthropologist who wa ...
, Writer
*
Abdol Majid Taleqani
Abdol Majid Taleqani ( fa, عبدالمجید طالقانی; –1771/2) was an eminent Iranian calligrapher of the 18th century. He was the most celebrated 18th-century calligrapher of the '' Shekasteh'' form of Nastaliq, and is also credited wi ...
, Calligrapher
*
Gholam Hossein Amirkhani
Gholam Hossein Amirkhani (استاد غلامحسین امیرخانی) is a Persian calligrapher, born in 1939 in Taleghan, Iran. He is the chief of Iran calligraphers council, which established in 1950. He became a member of the Iran Calligraph ...
, Calligrapher
*
Enayatollah Bakhshi
Enayatollah Bakhshi ( fa, , also known Enayat Bakhshi) is an Iranian veteran actor. During six decades of artistic activity, he has appeared in more than 170 plays and considered one of the most well-known actors played the antihero role in the ...
, Actor
* Mohammad Davoudi, Writer
Situation
In recent years, the construction of Taleqan dam and installation of its hydroelectric project on
Shahrood (River)
Shahrood or Shah-Rud ( fa, شاهرود, Shāhrūd, literally meaning ''The great river'' or ''the river of the king''), also translated as ''Shah River'', is a river of northern Iran.
Course
The Shahrood originates on the slopes of the Takht-e ...
(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
تالکانٍTalc in English is a loan word from Arabic , from Persian ''talk'' "talc"
Talc
References
Counties of Alborz Province
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