Taleqan County

Taleqan County
Persian: شهرستان طالقان
Location of Taleqan County in Alborz province (top, purple)
Location of Taleqan County in Alborz province (top, purple)
Location of Alborz province in Iran
Location of Alborz province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°13′N 50°49′E / 36.217°N 50.817°E / 36.217; 50.817[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceAlborz
CapitalTaleqan
DistrictsCentral, Bala Taleqan
Elevation
1,830 m (6,000 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total16,815
Time zoneUTC+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]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 August 2024). "Taleqan County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 Alborz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Dictionary of Tati Language in Taleghan", Mohammad Davoudi and Mohammad-Ali Manouchehri
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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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