The Talysh people (Talysh: Tolışon, تالشان) or Talyshis, Talyshes, Talyshs, Talishis, Talishes, Talishs, Talesh are an Iranian ethnic group, with the majority residing in Azerbaijan and a minority in Iran. [8] They are the indigenous people of the Talish, a region on the western shore of the Caspian Sea shared between Azerbaijan and ...

Talysh (تؤلشه زوؤن, Tolışə Zıvon, Tолышә зывон) [3] [4] is a Northwestern Iranian language spoken in the northern regions of the Iranian provinces of Gilan and Ardabil and the southern regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan by around 500,000-800,000 people.

The Talysh national movement is held under the slogan of national autonomy and demands change of the political regime, granting autonomy to all peoples of Azerbaijan, equal relations with all other countries, including the United States.

The Talysh established a khanate in the seventeenth century, following the fall of the empire of Nadir Shah. The founder of the khanate's dynasty was Seid Abbas, by birth a Talysh noble. In 1785 the Talysh Khanate became a dependency of Fatali, the Kuban khan, after whose death (1789) the Talysh Khanate regained its independence.

Jan 11, 2022 · The Talysh people, residing in the Talysh Mountains across northern Iran and southern Azerbaijan, are a distinct minority group with an ancient heritage. Speaking the Talysh language, they represent a unique identity deeply rooted in the region's diverse landscapes.

The Talysh people have long been compactly settled on the south-west coast of the Caspian Sea on both sides of the Iran-Azerbaijan border and are one of the indigenous peoples of both the South Caucasus and West Asia. The Talysh speak one of the unique Iranian languages, the earliest forms of which, until recent centuries, were spread over much ...

Talysh are a predominantly rural people who are mostly bilingual in Azeri and Talysh, a north-west Iranian language. Talysh are culturally close to the Azeris; they are also known as Tolish or Talush. They are concentrated in southern Azerbaijan and areas contiguous with Iran.

Aug 7, 2018 · Some Talysh activists have sought to protect their language and culture by pushing for land independence, in the form of an autonomous state. In 1993, a Talysh army colonel leading a small separatist movement proclaimed an independent Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic in the south.

The Talysh people (Talysh: Tolışon, تالشان) or Talyshis, Talyshes, Talyshs, Talishis, Talishes, Talishs, Talesh are an Iranian ethnic group, with the majority residing in Azerbaijan and a minority in Iran. They are the indigenous people of the Talish, a region on the western shore of the Caspian Sea shared between Azerbaijan and Iran.

Talysh may refer to: Talysh people, an ethnic group of Iran and Azerbaijan Talysh language, the West Iranian language of these people; Talysh, a historical region on the southwestern coast of the Caspian Sea, inhabited by the Talysh people; Talysh Mountains, mountain range in Azerbaijan and Iran; Talysh Khanate, in existence from 1747 to 1828