Tālesh (, also known as, Hashpar, Hashtpar-e Tavalesh, and Hashtpar) is a city in the Central District of Talesh County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as both capital of the district and of the county.
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 41,486 in 10,688 households. The following census in 2011 counted 52,344 people in 14,984 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 54,178 people in 16,832 households.
The Iranian dialect of Tālesh is a dialect of Talysh language. The Iranian disability activist and artist Mitra Farazandeh was born in this town.
Language
Linguistic composition of the city.