Qaleh (Persian: قلعه, also Romanized as Qal‘eh)[1] is a village in Virmuni Rural District, in the Central District of Astara County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 366, in 83 families.[2]

Qaleh
قلعه
village
Qaleh is located in Iran
Qaleh
Qaleh
Coordinates: 38°26′42″N 48°49′09″E / 38.44500°N 48.81917°E / 38.44500; 48.81917
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyAstara
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictVirmuni
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
366
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Language

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Linguistic composition of the village.[3]

Qaleh linguistic composition
language percent
Talysh
70%
Azerbaijani
30%

References

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  1. ^ Qaleh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "111493" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ "Language distribution: Gilan Province". Iran Atlas. 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2021.