Taleqan District () is a former administrative division of
Savojbolagh County
Savojbolagh County () is in Alborz province, Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Hashtgerd.
History
The name Savojbolagh is derived from Turkish and means "cold springs." The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi described ...
,
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. Its capital was the city of
Taleqan
Taleqan () is a city in the Central District of Taleqan County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also the administrative center for Miyan Taleqan Rural District. Taleqan is in the Alborz ...
.
History
After the 2006 National Census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of
Taleqan County
Taleqan County () is in Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Taleqan.
The area is known for its mild, sunny summers and cold winters. Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar is quoted as saying of Taleqan weather: ''Har che dar Tehran har ...
.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population (as a part of
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
province) was 25,781 in 7,574 households.
Administrative divisions
See also
Notes
References
Former populated places in Tehran province
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