Jaleq

For the administrative division, see Jaleq Rural District. For the village in East Azerbaijan province, see Jaleq.

Jaleq Persian: جالق
City
Jaleq
Coordinates: 27°36′12″N62°42′35″E / 27.60333°N 62.70972°E / 27.60333; 62.70972 [1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Golshan
District	Central District
Population  (2016) [2]
• Total	18,098
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Jaleq (Persian : جالق) ^[a] is a city in the Central District ^[b] of Golshan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county ^[4] the district. ^[5]

Jālq (native pronunciation) is Iran's easternmost city. Jaleq is near the border with Pakistan and is mainly inhabited by Iranian Baluchis. The name Jaleq is Persian and means "the trodden place."

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,903 in 2,594 households, when it was in Jaleq District ^[c] of Saravan County. ^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 17,546 people in 3,566 households. ^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 18,098 people in 4,719 households. ^[2]

In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Golshan County and renamed the Central District, with Jaleq as the county's capital. ^[4]

See also

Iranportal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Jālaq, Jāl'q, and Jālq; also known as Jālk, Kashān, Khooshab, Khūshāb, and Khvoshāb ^[3]
2. Formerly Jaleq District of Saravan County ^[4]
3. Renamed the Central District of Golshan County ^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (9 January 2025). "Jaleq, Golshan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 9 January 2025.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Khvoshab can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067614" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (21 December 2019) [Approved 17 October 1399]. "Approval letter regarding some national divisions in Saravan County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 193481. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2023– via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.
5. Habibi, Hassan (5 March 2013) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan province, centered in the city of Zahedan. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82822/T129. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2023– via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022– via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.