Talesh County (; also Tavalesh () is in Gilan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Hashtpar. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 179,499 in 42,949 households. The following census in 2011 counted 189,933 people in 52,989 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 200,649 in 61,055 households. Administrative divisions The population history of Talesh County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows four districts, ten rural districts, and five cities. History The Talysh peoples are, as archaeological studies show, one of the oldest inhabitants of the western littoral Caspian Sea areas, which stretches from Dagestan in the north, to Iran in the south. The Talysh have lived in what are known as "Talysh land" for millennia, and are amongst the native inhabitants of what is today Iran and neighboring Azerbaijan. There is a belief amongst scholars, as well as by the Talysh themselves who generally identify with the Cadusii, that the ancient Cadusii are the ancestor of the today's Talysh. The lands of the Talesh were much larger than the present day area. In olden times the geographical areas of the Talysh people was more than 10,000 km2. At present the Taleshan live in Gilan Province, and some cities in Ardabil Province (Iran) and southeastern Azarbaijan. Historical monuments and natural sites Salsal village which goes back to Ismaeilieh era near Ghalehbin village located 15 km. from Talesh.. White Mosque which dates from Seljukian era that situated at Hashtpar (Talesh) city . Agh-ev-lar region at a distance of 32 km of this city which is considered among the first grade tourist sites of the Iran. Asalem - Khalkhal road, and Laezeh countryside on the way to Khalkhal . Coasts of Kissom Loomer Waterfall Nasrollah Khan Sardar Amjad (Amidossaltaneh) Winter Quarters Castle - dates back to Qajar Era. It has eight sides. Nasrolah Khan Sardar Amjad (Amidossaltaneh) Summer Quarters Castle - in Aq Evlar Village. Three - Floor Tombs Around the Lighthouse (Atashkadeh), and Remnants of Mard Ali Bil. Aq Evlar Old Bath - located in a garden of Merian Village, built in Safavid Era ( 500 years ago). Soobatan countryside. Talesh Natural Park - covering an area of . Geography Talesh is located on the southwestern coast of the Caspian Sea. Talesh County, covering an area of 2373 square kilometers, is ¼ of