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Talysh Language, Talysh
Talysh may refer to: *Talysh people, an ethnic group of Iran and Azerbaijan **Talysh language, the West Iranian language of these people **Talysh, a historical region on the southwestern coast of the Caspian Sea, inhabited by the Talysh people *Talysh Mountains, mountain range in Azerbaijan and Iran *Talysh Khanate, in existence from 1747 to 1828 *Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic, a self-declared autonomy, which existed briefly in the south of Azerbaijan in 1993 See also *Talesh (other) *Talış (other) *Talish (other) Talish or Talish-i may refer to: *Talish (region) * Talish people * Talish-i Gushtasbi, Azerbaijan * Aruch, (until 1970 ''Talish''), a village in Armenia * Talish, Tartar, village in Nagorno-Karabakh Surname *Agha Talish, a Pakistani actor **Aehsu ... {{Disambiguation, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talysh People
The Talysh people (, ) or Talyshis, Talyshes, Talyshs, Talishis, Talishes, Talishs, Talesh are an Iranian ethnic group, with the majority residing in Azerbaijan and a minority in Iran. They are the indigenous people of the Talish, a region on the western shore of the Caspian Sea shared between Azerbaijan and Iran. The main city of the Talysh people and their homeland is Lankaran, the majority of the population of which is ethnically Talysh. They speak the Talysh language, one of the Northwestern Iranian languages. The majority of Talyshis in Azerbaijan are Shiite Muslims, and predominantly Sunni in Iran. The Talysh people are famous for their longevity and centenarianism. Origins The Talyshis have traditionally inhabited the Talish district in the southwestern part of the Caspian Sea, which is usually considered to extend more than 150 km. Today, the northern part of Talish is located in the Republic of Azerbaijan, encompassing the districts of Lankaran, Astara, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talysh Language
Talysh (, , ) is a Northwestern Iranian languages, Northwestern Iranian language spoken in the northern regions of the Iranian provinces of Gilan Province, Gilan and Ardabil Province, Ardabil and the southern regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan by around 500,000-800,000 people. Talysh language is closely related to the Tati language (Iran), Tati language. It includes many dialects usually divided into three main clusters: Northern (in Azerbaijan and Iran), Central (Iran) and Southern (Iran). Talysh is partially, but not fully, intelligible with Persian language, Persian. Talysh is classified as "vulnerable" by UNESCO's Red Book of Endangered Languages, Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. History The origin of the name Talysh is not clear but is likely to be quite old. The name of the people appears in early Arabic sources as Al-Taylasân and in Persian as Tâlišân and Tavâliš, which are plural forms of Tâliš. Northern Talysh (in the Republic of Azerbaijan) was h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talish (region)
Tālīsh (; ; ) is a region in the southwestern coast of the Caspian Sea. It is a homeland of the Indigenous peoples, indigenous Talysh people, who inhabit the region and speak the Talysh language. The territory and the language set apart Talish from its neighbors. Talish is now divided between Azerbaijan and Iran. It stretches north from the Sefīd-Rūd river, which cuts through the Alborz mountains in Iran's Gilan province, to the Aras (river), Aras river in the south of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The main city of the region and its Talysh people is Lankaran (), the majority of the population of which is ethnically Talysh. Names and etymology The name is first found in the Armenian translation of the ''Alexander Romance'' as "Tʿalis̲h̲". The Persian pronunciation of the name in plural form was "Talishan" (). The region is also known as ''Talyshistan'' and ''Talyshstan''. History In the Ilkhanate, Ilkhanate times, the Ispahbads of Gilan have had a principality on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talysh Mountains
Talysh Mountains (, , ) is a mountain range in far southeastern Azerbaijan and far northwestern Iran within Ardabil Province and Gilan Province. Geography The Talysh Mountains extend southeastward from the Lankaran Lowland in southeastern Azerbaijan to the lower part of the Sefid Rud (''White River'') in northwestern Iran. A few peaks rise above 10,000 ft (3,000 m). Geology Geologically, the Talish Mountain Range is made mainly of the Late Cretaceous volcano-sedimentary deposits with a strip of Paleozoic rocks and a band of Triassic and Jurassic rocks in the southern parts, both in a north-west-southeast direction. Ecology The maximum annual precipitation in the Talysh Mountains is between 1,600 mm to 1,800 mm, which along the Lankaran Lowland is the highest precipitation in both Azerbaijan and Iran. The humid semi-subtropical coastal lowlands along the Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, described as the List of lakes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talysh Khanate
The Talysh Khanate or Talish Khanate (, ) was an Iranian khanate of Talysh origin that was established in Afsharid Persia and existed from the middle of the 18th century till the beginning of the 19th century, located in the south-west coast of the Caspian Sea. It comprised the southeastern part of the modern-day Republic of Azerbaijan and the eastern tip of north-western Iran. The capital of the khanate was its chief city, Lankaran. As a result of the Persian defeat in the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828, the khanate was dissolved and absorbed by the Russian Empire. The uncertainty surrounding the history of Talysh Khanate is not due only to the paucity of sources, a further problem is the rarity of studies about it. Several studies and short surveys appeared in Russian, Azerbaijani, Turkish, and Persian. Regrettably, some of these studies are tenuous and contain erroneous and biased interpretations. Historiography Because of the paucity of primary sources, the study of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic
Talysh-Mughan, officially known as the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic ( Talysh: Толъш-Мъғонә Мохтарә Республикә, ''Tolış-Mığonə Muxtara Respublika''), was a short-lived autonomous republic in Azerbaijan that lasted from June to August 1993. It was located in southeastern Azerbaijan, envisaging to consist of seven administrative districts of Azerbaijan around the regional capital city Lankaran: Lankaran city, Lankaran, Lerik, Astara, Masallı, Yardımlı, Jalilabad, Bilasuvar. Historically, the area had been a Talysh khanate. The flag of the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic and the modern Talysh flag is a vertical tricolour of red, white, and green with a centred rising sun over the blue sea. Political turmoil The autonomous republic was proclaimed amid political turmoil in Azerbaijan. In June 1993 a military rebellion against president Abulfaz Elchibey broke out under the leadership of Colonel Surat Huseynov. Colonel Alikram Humma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talesh (other)
Talesh may refer to: * Talesh County, in Gilan Province, Iran ** Talesh, Iran, a city and capital of the above county * Talish (region) See also *Talış (other) Talış , T’alish or Talish may refer to: *Talış, Agsu, Azerbaijan *Talış, Hajigabul, Azerbaijan *Talış, Ismailli, Azerbaijan *Talış, Quba, Azerbaijan *Talış, Shamkir, Azerbaijan *Talış, Tartar, Azerbaijan See also *Talesh (disambig ... * Talish (other) * Talysh (other) {{Dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talış (other)
Talış , T’alish or Talish may refer to: *Talış, Agsu, Azerbaijan *Talış, Hajigabul, Azerbaijan *Talış, Ismailli, Azerbaijan *Talış, Quba, Azerbaijan *Talış, Shamkir, Azerbaijan *Talış, Tartar, Azerbaijan See also *Talesh (other) *Talish (other) *Talysh (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talish (other)
Talish or Talish-i may refer to: *Talish (region) * Talish people * Talish-i Gushtasbi, Azerbaijan * Aruch, (until 1970 ''Talish''), a village in Armenia * Talish, Tartar, village in Nagorno-Karabakh Surname *Agha Talish, a Pakistani actor **Aehsun Talish (son) ** Raza Talish (grandson) See also *Talesh (other) *Talış (other) Talış , T’alish or Talish may refer to: *Talış, Agsu, Azerbaijan *Talış, Hajigabul, Azerbaijan *Talış, Ismailli, Azerbaijan *Talış, Quba, Azerbaijan *Talış, Shamkir, Azerbaijan *Talış, Tartar, Azerbaijan See also *Talesh (disambig ... * Talysh (other) {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
