Talesh County
Encyclopedia
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 District
, and Kargan Rud District
. The county has five cities: Hashtpar, Lisar
, Asalem
, Chubar
, and Haviq.
Talesh has mountainous wonderful areas, and its virgin and intact nature is a charming place for those eager of nature. Talesh is situated 140 km north-west of Rasht
, on the south-west coast of the Caspian Sea
. Talesh township, covering an area of 2373 square kilometers , ¼ of surface area of Gilan.
Knitting of socks and stockings, weaving of coarse wool blankets (jajim) are famous among different handicrafts of this township.
The land of Talesh was much bigger than what it is now. In old time the geographical areas of Taleshian people was more than 10,000 kilometer and at present Taleshan live in Gilan province, some cities in Ardabil province
, some cities in Azarbaijan Reuablic.
(and Russian) at Azarbaijan Republic.
and Europe
...Sir Arnold wilson
wrote:
"Iran's primary inhabitants generations still in Gilan in the forest areas near a sea (Caspian sea) could be found, these people by Aryan desert settled people expelled from their fatherland and this started 2000 years before Christ and lasted for centuries) Sir Arnold Wilson was talking about Taleshian. Land of old Aran which from past till now was the house of Taleshan, was in fact the place that Aryans migration started from many researchers know Kadousian or the ancestors of Taleshian as the old natives of present Iran before the Aryan immigration. Present Taleshian beside other Iranians have a sense of proud of being Iranian and Aryan and are one of the little Iranian communities that kept their pure and Aryan culture."
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in 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....
in 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...
. 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
Central District (Talesh County)
The Central District of Talesh County is a district in Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 85,258, in 20,617 families. The District has one city: Hashtpar....
, Asalem District
Asalem District
Asalem District is a district in Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 39,089, in 9,203 families. The District has one city: Asalem....
, Haviq District
Haviq District
Haviq District is a district in Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 30,348, in 6,913 families. The District has two cities: Haviq and Chubar....
, and 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....
. The county has five cities: Hashtpar, Lisar
Lisar
Lisar is a city in and the capital of Kargan Rud District, in Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,599, in 679 families....
, Asalem
Asalem
Asalem is a city in and the capital of Asalem District, in Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,347, in 827 families....
, Chubar
Chubar
Chubar is a city in Haviq District, Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,481, in 374 families....
, and Haviq.
Talesh has mountainous wonderful areas, and its virgin and intact nature is a charming place for those eager of nature. Talesh is situated 140 km north-west of Rasht
Rasht
Rasht is a city in and the capital of Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 551,161, in 159,983 families.Rasht is the largest city on Iran's Caspian Sea coast. It is a major trade center between Caucasia, Russia and Iran using the port of Bandar-e Anzali...
, on the south-west coast of the Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...
. Talesh township, covering an area of 2373 square kilometers , ¼ of surface area of Gilan.
Knitting of socks and stockings, weaving of coarse wool blankets (jajim) are famous among different handicrafts of this township.
Sites and historical monuments
- Salsal village which goes back to Ismaeilieh era near Ghalehbin village located 15 km. from Talesh..
- White Mosque which dates from Seljukian era that situated at Hashtpar (Talesh) city .
- Agh-ev-lar region at a distance of 32 km of this city which is considered among the first grade tourist sites of the Iran.
- Asalem - Khalkhal road, and Laezeh countryside on the way to khalkhal .
- Beautiful coasts of Kissom
- Loomer waterfall
- Nasrollah Khan Sardar Amjad (Amidossaltaneh) Winter Quarters Castle - dates back to Qajar Era. It has eight sides.
- Nasrolah Khan Sardar Amjad (Amidossaltaneh) Summer Quarters Castle - in Aq Evlar Village.
- Three - Floor Tombs Around the Lighthouse (Atashkadeh) and Remnants of Mard Ali Bil.
- Aq Evlar Old Bath - located in a garden of Merian Village - built in Safavid Era ( 500 years ago).
- Talesh Natural Park - covering an area of 80 acres (323,748.8 m²).
- Soobatan Countryside.
History
Taleshan are, as archaeological studies show and archeologists say, one of the oldest inhabitants of Caspian Sea, have lived in Talesh land in old Persia and present Iran, even before Aryans migration. According to some researchers, Taleshan have been in this area 3000 years before the Aryan. Because of their light skin and blue eyes, good indications that they may be the Aryans aran Iran. There is a strong believes from scholars (of course the present Taleshian people have faith it) that the Kadousian are the ancestor of the today’s Taleshian. In the triumph of Babel by Datam with 20,000 dogfaces and 4000 cavalry men helped Kourosh's army.The land of Talesh was much bigger than what it is now. In old time the geographical areas of Taleshian people was more than 10,000 kilometer and at present Taleshan live in Gilan province, some cities in Ardabil province
Ardabil Province
Ardabil Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north west of the country, bordering the Republic of Azerbaijan and the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Zanjan, and Gilan. Its centre is the city of Ardabil...
, some cities in Azarbaijan Reuablic.
Language
Generally speaking the Taleshian land has been divided in three region, Gaskarat (Masaal, Taskoh, Shanderman, Rezvashar, Hashtpar, Asalem, Asttra ), Foumanat (Fouman, Masoleh, and Shaft) and separated Taleshian (Azarbaijan Republic like Lankaran and Tahjikestan). They are also bilingual and can speak Persian (and Gilaki) at Iran and AzerbaijaniAzerbaijani language
Azerbaijani or Azeri or Torki is a language belonging to the Turkic language family, spoken in southwestern Asia by the Azerbaijani people, primarily in Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran...
(and Russian) at Azarbaijan Republic.
Race
Many believe that the Taleshan are the same Aryans, who later migrated to all over the Iran and IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
...Sir Arnold wilson
Arnold Wilson
Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson KCIE CSI CMG DSO was the British civil commissioner in Baghdad in 1918-1920. Wilson became publicly known for his role as the colonial administrator of Mesopotamia during and after the First World War. His high-handedness arguably led to an Iraqi revolt in 1920. He was...
wrote:
"Iran's primary inhabitants generations still in Gilan in the forest areas near a sea (Caspian sea) could be found, these people by Aryan desert settled people expelled from their fatherland and this started 2000 years before Christ and lasted for centuries) Sir Arnold Wilson was talking about Taleshian. Land of old Aran which from past till now was the house of Taleshan, was in fact the place that Aryans migration started from many researchers know Kadousian or the ancestors of Taleshian as the old natives of present Iran before the Aryan immigration. Present Taleshian beside other Iranians have a sense of proud of being Iranian and Aryan and are one of the little Iranian communities that kept their pure and Aryan culture."