Masal

Masal (Persian: ماسال, also romanized as Māsāl; also known as Bāzār-e Māsāl, Masal-Bazar, Sar-i-Bāzar, and Sārī Bāzār Mūsār)[3] is a city in the Central District of Masal County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as both capital of the district and of the county. The population consists of Talysh people whose language is Talysh.

For the administrative divisions, see Masal County and Masal Rural District. For the village in Mazandaran province, see Masal.

Masal
Persian: ماسال
City
Masal is located in Iran
Masal
Masal
Coordinates: 37°21′48″N 49°07′57″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceGilan
CountyMasal
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total17,901
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 10,922 in 2,986 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 14,689 people in 4,394 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 17,901 people in 5,759 households.[2]

Language

Linguistic composition of the city.[6]

Masal linguistic composition
language percent
New Persian
 
 20%
Talysh
 
 75%
Gilaki
 
 5%

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 October 2023). "Masal, Masal County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 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. Masal can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055845" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Language distribution: Gilan Province". Iran Atlas. 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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