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Taleqan The resort area of Taleqan with its kind, hospitable, and cultured inhabitants is a stretch of land engulfed by Alborz Mountains, and Kandovan heights in the west reaching within 40 km east of Qazvin. The main river of this ancient land originates from the eastern foothills and travels approximately 105 km westward. This water stream carries some 15 large and small rivers in the region, which originate from brooks and melted snow, to the Spidroud River to join Qezel Ozan waters and go to the sea. With a capacity of 420 million square meters, Taleqan Dam, constructed on the Shahroud River, is a turning point in the geographical history and ecology of the region and will produce large developments in the area. Covering an area of around 1400 square kilometers, with latitude of 36°12' north and longitude and 50' east, Taleqan is located in northwest of Tehran. Taleqan has an average temperature of +9.5 degrees Celsius, with a maximum high of +27.6 and minimum of -11.2 and average raining of 500 millimeters.
Beautiful villages in southern and northern foothills of Taleqan are
located 1400 to 2600 meters above the sea level along the rivers and
springs. The language of people in Taleqan is Persian with Tati
dialect. Taleqani people followed Zoroaster until around the 9th
century AD, but converted to Islam later and generally believe in
twelve Imams now.
Celebrities of Taleqan:
Among other thinkers and contemporary artists and cultural figures, one can refer to distinguished calligrapher, Amirkhani, as well as renowned painter, Parviz Kalantari. Farokh Nemati & Enayatollah Bakhshi is also an artist in the field of cinema and theatre.
Taleqan in Ancient Times Civic Taleqan can be traced back to the period before Christ was born. Historical record indicates that civil life in some parts of Taleqan goes as far back as some 4000 years ago. Documents confirm that Taleqani people have been descendants of Medians and shared many historical, religious, and social events. Taleqan was part of the Median land in ancient times. People of Amard worked in their workshops at home to provide clothing, food, and tools for house, warfare, and farming as well as other utensils. Their clothing was made of the skin of goat and a fabric they called Sabz Zan. They made their bow out of bamboo which they grew. They kept their arrows in their left hand and put their bows on their shoulders and wore a sword. They had a shield, lance, and small dagger which they wore on themselves. Their weapons included a shield and a small lance as well as a machete. Kenneth Korth writes, “After Alexander invaded Persia and destroyed many towns, he entered the quarter of Amards. Amard people had certain customs and characteristics. They were hard-working and brave people who were defeated only after Alexander threatened to set fire to their jungles. With the advent of Islam, Amards’ lands grew in significance, whereas their reputation had faded in the Sassanid period and replaced by Dilam and Dilaman. Today’s Taleqani people are known to be descendents of Amard tribe.
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