Masal

City in Gilan province, Iran

City in Gilan, Iran
Masal
Persian: ماسال
City
37°21′48″N 49°07′57″E / 37.36333°N 49.13250°E / 37.36333; 49.13250[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyMasal
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total17,901
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Masal (Persian: ماسال)[a] is a city in the Central District of Masal County, in northwestern Iran's Gilan province. The city serves as capital of both the county and the district.[4] The population consists of Talysh people whose language is Talysh.

At the 2006 census, its population was 10,922 in 2,986 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 14,689 people in 4,394 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 17,901 people in 5,759 households.[2]

Language

Linguistic composition of the city.[7]

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

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Māsāl; also known as Bāzār-e Māsāl, Masal-Bazar, Sar-i-Bāzar, and Sārī Bāzār Mūsār; also known as Másál (Talysh)[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 October 2023). "Masal, Masal County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ Habibi, Hassan (24 February 1376). "Carrying out divisional reforms in Gilan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  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)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Language distribution: Gilan Province". Iran Atlas. 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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