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Khanate Of Karganrud
The Khanate of Kargan-Rud (), also known as Karganrud or Korganrud, was the largest and northernmost of the Khamsa of Talish (). History Origins and establishment Mir-Mostafa Khan, Mir Mostafa Khan's descendants claimed the Karganrud dynasty originated from a certain Mirakhur (master of the horse), who served Mir Mostafa Khan. In contrast, the Khans of Karganrud traced their descent from the Ashik Harazur, a clan of Georgian or Armenian origin. They argued that their ancestors had controlled the district since the 15th century. After the Russo-Persian War (1804–1813), Russo-Iranian War, in order to weaken the power of Mir Mostafa Khan, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Fath 'Ali Shah divided Persian Talish and distributed it among five local families (Karganrud, Asalem, Talesh Dulab, Shandarmin, and Masal), thus creating the Khamsa of Talish. He gave each of them khans and they were all charged with protecting the frontier against Mir Mostafa Khan's incursions. They were placed under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Language
Persian ( ), also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Farsi (, Fārsī ), is a Western Iranian languages, Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian languages, Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan in three mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible standard language, standard varieties, respectively Iranian Persian (officially known as ''Persian''), Dari, Dari Persian (officially known as ''Dari'' since 1964), and Tajik language, Tajiki Persian (officially known as ''Tajik'' since 1999).Siddikzoda, S. "Tajik Language: Farsi or not Farsi?" in ''Media Insight Central Asia #27'', August 2002. It is also spoken natively in the Tajik variety by a significant population within Uzbekistan, as well as within other regions with a Persianate society, Persianate history in the cultural sphere o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aq Owlar
Aq Owlar (, also Romanized as Āq Owlar and Āq Evler; also known as Agavlar, Agawlar, Āqevlar, Meryān, Meryān va Āqevlar, and Now‘adī) is a village in Kuhestani-ye Talesh Rural District, in the Central District of Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... At the 2006 census, its population was 181, in 50 families. Language Linguistic composition of the village. References Populated places in Talesh County {{Talesh-geo-stub Azerbaijani settlements in Gilan province Talysh settlements in Gilan province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirabad, Gilan
Shirabad (, Romanized as Shīrābād) is a village in Haviq Rural District, Haviq District, Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... In the 2006 census, its population was 672, in 169 families. It is known for its rice and kiwifruit. Kiwifruit was introduced by Bahman Jalili and for his dedicated hard work observed the certified reward from Iranian government's Department of Agriculture. References Populated places in Talesh County {{Talesh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bask, Gilan
Bask (, also Romanized as Basak; also known as Mīndogū) is a village in Kuhestani-ye Talesh Rural District, in the Central District of Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... At the 2006 census, its population was 323, in 83 families. References Populated places in Talesh County {{Talesh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaylak
Yaylak ( or ; ; ; ; ; ; ) is a summer highland pasture associated with transhumance pastoralism in several Central and West Asian Turkic communities. There are different variants of yaylak pastoralism forms of alpine transhumance, some of which are similar to seminomadic pastoralism, although most are similar to herdsman husbandry (such as in mountainous areas of Europe and the Caucasus). However, in the Eurasian steppes, the Middle East and North Africa, yaylak pastoralism often coexists with seminomadic pastoralism and pastoral nomadism. The term had been commonly used in Soviet anthropology. The converse term is gishlag (from Turkic ''kyshlag''), a winter pasture. The word gave rise to the usage of the term '' kishlak'' for rural settlements in Central Asia. Etymology and terminology Yaylak is a portmanteau which derived from Turkic roots ''yay'' "summer" and ''-lagh'' or ''-lağ'', a deverbal plus denominal suffix. The converse term is gishlag (also spelled as ''kış ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishlak
Kishlak or qishlaq (, , , , ), or qıştaq () qıstaw () is a rural settlement of semi-nomadic Turkic peoples of Central Asia and Azerbaijan. The meaning of the term is "wintering place" in Turkic languages (derives from Turkic ''qış'' - winter). , ''Encyclopedia of Central Asia'' The converse term is yaylaq, a summer pasture. Traditionally, a clay/mud fence (''dewal'', ''duval'', from : دیوار divār ') surrounds a kishlak. The term may be seen in the |
Chubar
Chubar () is a city in Haviq District of Talesh County, Gilan province, in northwestern Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ..., serving as the administrative center for Chubar Rural District. Demographics Language Linguistic composition of the city. Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,481 in 374 households. The following census in 2011 counted 5,522 people in 1,444 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,554 people in 1,604 households. See also Notes References Cities in Gilan province Populated places in Talesh County Azerbaijani settlements in Gilan province {{Talesh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haviq
Haviq () is a city in, and the capital of, Haviq District of Talesh County, Gilan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Haviq Rural District Haviq Rural District (), is in Haviq District of Talesh County, Gilan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Aze .... Demographics Language Linguistic composition of the city. Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,237 in 289 households. The census in 2011 counted 4,194 people in 978 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,261 people in 1,169 households. See also Notes References Cities in Gilan province Populated places in Talesh County Azerbaijani settlements in Gilan province {{Talesh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hareh Dasht
Hareh Dasht () is a village in Lisar Rural District of Kargan Rud District, Talesh County, Gilan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,495 in 375 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,596 people in 470 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,569 people in 503 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district. See also Notes References Populated places in Talesh County {{Talesh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisar
Lisar () is a city in, and the capital of, Kargan Rud District of Talesh County, Gilan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... It also serves as the administrative center for Lisar Rural District. Demographics Language Linguistic composition of the city. Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,599 in 679 households. The following census in 2011 counted 3,262 people in 951 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,647 people in 1,163 households. See also Notes References Cities in Gilan province Populated places in Talesh County Azerbaijani settlements in Gilan province {{Talesh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tālesh
Tālesh () is a city in the Central District of Talesh County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Language The Iranian dialect of Tālesh is a dialect of Talysh language.Asatrian, Garnik and Habib Borjian Habib Borjian is a linguist who specializes in a wide variety of matters, including historical linguistics, language documentation, philology and Iranian languages and literature. He was educated at Columbia University, the University of Tehran a ..., 2005. Talish: people and language: The state of research. ''Iran and the Caucasus'' 9/1, p 43-72 The Iranian disability activist and artist Mitra Farazandeh was born in this town. Linguistic composition of the city. Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 41,486 in 10,688 households. The following census in 2011 counted 52,344 people in 14,984 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 54,178 people in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guerrilla Warfare
Guerrilla warfare is a form of unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military, such as rebels, partisans, paramilitary personnel or armed civilians, which may include recruited children, use ambushes, sabotage, terrorism, raids, petty warfare or hit-and-run tactics in a rebellion, in a violent conflict, in a war or in a civil war to fight against regular military, police or rival insurgent forces. Although the term "guerrilla warfare" was coined in the context of the Peninsular War in the 19th century, the tactical methods of guerrilla warfare have long been in use. In the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu proposed the use of guerrilla-style tactics in '' The Art of War''. The 3rd century BC Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus is also credited with inventing many of the tactics of guerrilla warfare through what is today called the Fabian strategy, and in China Peng Yue is also often regarded as the inventor of guerrilla warfare. Guerrilla wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
