Tālesh

Tālesh is a city in the Central District of Talesh County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Demographics

Language

The Iranian dialect of Tālesh is a dialect of Talysh language. The Iranian disability activist and artist Mitra Farazandeh was born in this town.
Linguistic composition of the city.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 41,486 in 10,688 households. The following census in 2011 counted 52,344 people in 14,984 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 54,178 people in 16,832 households.