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 the former Jaleq District of Saravan County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 17,546 people in 3,566 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 18,098 people in 4,719 households.[2]
In January 2019, Nahuk Rural District was separated from the district to join the Central District of the county. The remainder of the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Golshan County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Jaleq as the new county's capital.[4]
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