Asalem

Asalem is a city in, and the capital of, Asalem District in Talesh County, Gilan province, in northwestern Iran. The city also serves as the administrative center for Asalem Rural District. The village of Asalem was converted to a city in 2000.

Demographics

Language

The Asalemi dialect is a variety of Talysh Linguistic composition of the city.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,347 in 827 households. The following census in 2011 counted 10,040 people in 2,809 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,720 people in 3,271 households.