Kargan Rud District (Persian: بخش کرگانرود) is in Talesh County, Gilan province, in northwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Lisar.[3] The dialect of Kargan Rud is a variety of Talysh.[4] The area was historically part of the Karganrud Khanate. It was created after the Russo-Persian War, when Fath 'Ali Shah divided Persian Talesh among 5 prominent families to weaken Mir Mostafa Khan's power.[5][6]
Kargan Rud District
Persian: بخش کرگانرود | |
|---|---|
  Kargan Rud District | |
| Coordinates: 38°00′47″N 48°45′43″E / 38.01306°N 48.76194°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Gilan |
| County | Talesh |
| Capital | Lisar |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 26,508 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, the district's population was 24,804 in 6,216 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 25,546 people in 7,346 households.[8] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 26,508 inhabitants in 8,459 households.[2]
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[7] | 2011[8] | 2016[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khotbeh Sara RD | 13,495 | 14,036 | 14,291 |
| Lisar RD | 8,710 | 8,248 | 8,570 |
| Lisar (city) | 2,599 | 3,262 | 3,647 |
| Total | 24,804 | 25,546 | 26,508 |
| RD: Rural District | |||
References edit
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 October 2023). "Kargan Rud District (Talesh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (22 March 1381). "Divisional reforms in Gilan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Asatrian, Garnik and Habib Borjian, 2005. Talish: people and language: The state of research. Iran and the Caucasus 9/1, p 43-72
- ^ Asatrian, Garnik; Borjian, Habib (2005). "Talish and the Talishis (The State of Research)". Iran & the Caucasus. 9 (1): 45. ISSN 1609-8498.
- ^ Rabino, H. L. (1920). "Rulers of Gilan: Rulers of Gaskar, Tul and Naw, Persian Talish, Tulam, Shaft, Rasht, Kuhdum, Kuchisfahan, Daylaman, Ranikuh, and Ashkawar, in Gilan, Persia". The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (3): 280–282. ISSN 0035-869X.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
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