Lisar is a city in and the capital of Kargan Rud District

Kargan Rud District

Kargan Rud District is a district in Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 24,804, in 6,216 families. The District has one city: Lisar....

, in Talesh County

Talesh County

Talesh, also called Tavalesh va Hashtpar is a county in Gilan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Talesh City. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 179,499, in 42,949 families. The county is subdivided into four districts: the Central District, Asalem District, Haviq...

, Gilan Province

Gilan Province

Gilan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It lies along the Caspian Sea, just west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil, north of the provinces of Zanjan and Qazvin....

, Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,599, in 679 families.

Located between Hashtpar and Astara

Astara

Astara may refer to:* Astara * Astara, Iran* Astara, Azerbaijansee also: Astana...

, it is composed of several villages and a downtown. Lisar was occupied by Allies for several years during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. The majority of people speak Azeri; Taleshi and Persian

Persian language

Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...

are also rarely spoken. Agriculture and animal husbandry and fishing are main occupations of Lisar's inhabitants. Salsal castle is the main historical monument of Lisar.