Asalem
Persian: اسالم
City
Asalem is located in Iran
Asalem
Asalem
Coordinates: 37°43′16″N 48°57′30″E / 37.72111°N 48.95833°E / 37.72111; 48.95833[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyTalesh
DistrictAsalem
Established as a city2000[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
10,720
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Asalem (Persian: اسالم)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Asalem District in Talesh County, Gilan province, in northwestern Iran.[6] The city also serves as the administrative center for Asalem Rural District.[7] The village of Asalem was converted to a city in 2000.[3]

Demographics

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Language

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The Asalemi dialect is a variety of Talysh[8] Linguistic composition of the city.[9]

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

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,347 in 827 households.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 10,040 people in 2,809 households.[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,720 people in 3,271 households.[4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Asālem[5]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 October 2024). "ناو پایین, دهستان اسالم, بخش اسالم [Nav-e Pain, Asalem Rural District, Asalem District], Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ "PXC5+C8W Asalem, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (8 March 2000) [مصوب (Approved) 1378/12/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص شناخته شدن يكصد روستاي مركز بخش به عنوان شهر [‌Approval letter regarding the recognition of 100 villages of the central district as cities]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. تصويب نامه شماره 5453 /ت21162هـ [Approval Letter Number 5453/T21162H]. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ 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".
  6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (20 July 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/04/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تقسیمات کشوری در استان گیلان [‌National divisions in Gilan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 61DD4E47-5024-41F9-AB68-8FB9B56563D8. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 253. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  7. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 12 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان طوالش تابع استان گیلان [‌Creation and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Talesh County under Gilan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] F40C7EE1-A5EA-4F5B-89FF-5E1E41FF85BC. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 13. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  8. ^ Asatrian, G. and H. Borjian, 2005. Talish: people and language: The state of research. Iran and the Caucasus 9/1, p 43-72
  9. ^ "Language distribution: Gilan Province". Iran Atlas. 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  10. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  11. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.