Masal ( fa, ماسال, also
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d as Māsāl; also known as Bāzār-e Māsāl, Masal-Bazar, Sar-i-Bāzar, and Sārī Bāzār Mūsār) is a city and capital of
Masal County,
Gilan Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,992, in 2,986 families.
The population consists of
Talysh people.
The language of Masal is
Talysh Talysh may refer to:
*Talysh people
*History of Talysh
*Talysh language
*Talysh Khanate, in existence from 1747 to 1828
*Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic, a self-declared autonomy, which existed briefly in the south of Azerbaijan in 1993
*Talysh M ...
Language
Linguistic composition of the city.
References
''Encyclopaedia Iranica'': Māsāl
Populated places in Masal County
Cities in Gilan Province
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Talysh settlements in Gilan Province
Gilak settlements in Gilan Province