Taleqan County
Persian: شهرستان طالقان | |
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 Location of Taleqan County in Alborz province (top, purple) | |
 Location of Alborz province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 36°13′N 50°49′E / 36.217°N 50.817°E[1] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Alborz |
| Capital | Taleqan |
| Districts | Central, Bala Taleqan |
| Elevation | 1,830 m (6,000 ft) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 16,815 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Main language(s) | Persian, Tati[3] |
Taleqan County (Persian: شهرستان طالقان) is in Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Taleqan.[4][a]
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).[5]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 August 2024). "Taleqan County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2016 Alborzwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Dictionary of Tati Language in Taleghan", Mohammad Davoudi and Mohammad-Ali Manouchehri
- ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (5 October 2010). "Taleqan County was added to the map of national divisions; with six changes in the geography of Alborz province". dolat.ir (Secretariat of the Government Information Council) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ 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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