Asalem

Asalem (Persian: اسالم, also Romanized as Asālem)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Asalem District of Talesh County, Gilan province, Iran. The Asalemi dialect is a variety of Talysh[4]

For the administrative divisions, see Asalem District and Asalem Rural District.

Asalem
Persian: اسالم
City
Asalem is located in Iran
Asalem
Asalem
Coordinates: 37°43′16″N 48°57′30″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceGilan
CountyTalesh
DistrictAsalem
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total10,720
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,347 in 827 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 10,040 people in 2,809 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 10,720 people in 3,271 households.[2]

Language

Linguistic composition of the city.[7]

Asalem linguistic composition
language percent
Talysh
 
 65%
New Persian
 
 30%
Gilaki
 
 5%

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (10 October 2023). "Asalem, Talesh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Asalem can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053809" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. Asatrian, G. and H. Borjian, 2005. Talish: people and language: The state of research. Iran and the Caucasus 9/1, p 43-72
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. "Language distribution: Gilan Province". Iran Atlas. 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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