Asalem

Asalem (Persian: اسالم, also Romanized as Asālem)[2] is a city and capital of Asalem District, in Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,347, in 827 families.[3] Asalemi dialect is a variety of Talysh[4]

For the administrative subdivisions, see Asalem District and Asalem Rural District.
Asalem
اسالم
City
Asalem is located in Iran
Asalem
Asalem
Coordinates: 37°43′50″N 48°57′13″E
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyTalesh
BakhshAsalem
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total10,720 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Language

Linguistic composition of the city.[5]

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

References
  1. "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. 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".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  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. "Language distribution: Gilan Province". Iran Atlas. 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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