Country Iran Bakhsh (Districts) Central District Main language(s) Persian, Tati Area code 0262 | Capital Taleqan Time zone IRST (UTC+03:30) Population 25,781 (2006) Province Alborz Province | |
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Taleqan County (Persian: شهرستان طالقان) is a county in Alborz Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Taleqan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 25,781, in 7,574 families. The county has one district: the Central District. The county has one city: Taleqan.
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Map of Taleqan, Alborz Province, Iran
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).
Situation
Notable people from the area include the well-known Iranian revolutionary clergy Ayatolah Seyed Mahmoud Taleghani, musician Darvish Khan, Abdolmajid Taleqani brought Shikasta Nastaʿlīq to the peak of perfection, Dr. Mostafa Ronaghi, Dr. Heshmat Taleqani, Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, contemporary calligrapher Gholam Hossein Amirkhani, and author Mohammad Davoudi. In recent years, 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.
Etymology
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 Pers. talk "talc.". Talc