Taleqan County (Persian: شهرستان طالقان) is a county in Alborz Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Taleqan.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 16,815, in 6,354 families.[4] The county has one district: the Central District. The county has one city: Taleqan, which used to be called Shahrak.
Taleqan
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Coordinates: 36°12′N 50°48′E | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Alborz |
Capital | Taleqan |
Bakhsh (Districts) | Central District |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 16,815 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+04:30 (IRDT) |
Area code | 0262 |
Main language(s) | Persian, Tati[2] |
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]
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Politics:
- Ayatollah Seyed Mahmoud Taleghani, Iranian Revolutionary Leader
- Heshmat Taleqani, a leader in Jungle Movement of Gilan
Science:
- Maryam Mirzakhani[6] first female Fields Medalist
- Reza Mansouri, Physicist
- Reza Shabani[7]، Historian
- Mostafa Ronaghi, Molecular Biologist
Military:
- Valiollah Fallahi, Major General، Chief of Joint Staff of Iran Army
- Amir-Bahman Bagheri, Major General، Commander of Iran Air Force
Art and Literature:
- Darvish Khan, Musician
- Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, Writer
- Abdol Majid Taleqani, Calligrapher
- Gholam Hossein Amirkhani, Calligrapher
- Enayatollah Bakhshi, Actor
- Mohammad Davoudi, Writer
In recent years,[when?] the construction of Taleqan dam and installation of its hydroelectric project on Shahrood (River) (a right-hand tributary of the Sefīd-Rūd) has added new dimensions to the region's touristic attractions and infrastructure development although it is also becoming a serious issue for the environment.[citation needed]
Some folk etymology says that the name Taleqan means "separators" in Persian, but Dehkhoda says that: Taleqan root is Talcan from talc because of existence of talc mine there. تالکان ٍTalc in English is a loan word from Arabic talq, from Persian talk "talc". Talc
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