Taleqan () is a city in the
Central District of
Taleqan County
Taleqan County () is in Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the city of 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 har ...
,
Alborz
The Alborz ( ) 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 northeast and merge ...
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 ...
, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
It is also the administrative center for
Miyan Taleqan Rural District
Miyan Taleqan Rural District () is in the Central District of Taleqan County, Alborz province, Iran. Administered from the city of Taleqan, it is in the Alborz (Elburz) mountain range.
Demographics Population
At the time of the 2006 Nat ...
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Taleqan is in the
Alborz mountain range
The Alborz ( ) 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 northeast and merge ...
.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,281 in 988 households, when it was capital of the former
Taleqan District
Taleqan District () is a former administrative division of Savojbolagh County, Tehran province, Iran. Its capital was the city of Taleqan.
History
After the 2006 National Census, the district was separated from the county in the establishme ...
in
Savojbolagh County
Savojbolagh County () is in Alborz province, Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Hashtgerd.
History
The name Savojbolagh is derived from Turkish and means "cold springs." The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi described ...
,
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
province.
In 2010, the county was separated from the province in the establishment of
Alborz
The Alborz ( ) 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 northeast and merge ...
province.
The district was separated from the county in establishing
Taleqan County
Taleqan County () is in Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the city of 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 har ...
, and Taleqan was transferred to the new
Central District as the county's capital.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,545 in 1,241 households.
See also
Notes
References
Populated places in Taleqan County
Cities in Alborz province
Settled areas of Elburz
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