Le Tâlech et les Tâlech : ethnie et région dans le Nord-Ouest de l'Iran

Abstract

Abstract. - The Tâlesh region and the Tâlesh people in north-western Iran : The Tâlesh range, between the Caspian coastal plains and the plateaus of Azerbaijan, holds its name from the inhabitants of the eastern side, the Tâlesh. These Highlanders have adapted themselves to their mountainous and woody environment by intricate pastoral migrations. Thus, this group is quite original with regard to its neighbours, the Gilak sedentary rice-growers of the Gilân plain, and the Azeri Turks of the Ardabil and Khalkhâl regions. But beyond this originality of the whole people, a great diversity can be observed between the different valleys, due to relief partition, political anarchy, and recent Turkish penetration in northern Tâlesh.

Geoarchaeology of the 18th century Qoroq shipwreck, Caspian Sea, Iran: A tale of sailing in a dynamic environment

“…Although there are some reports on traditional ship building in Anzali in 1822 (Fraser, 1826), the industry was mainly limited to the construction of flat-bottomed boats (Karaji) for unloading operations and local shipping (Bazin, 1974). A type of round ship, similar to a Karajies, was constructed by Turkmens and was known as Nav.…”

“…Different types of timber (e.g. maple, oak, elm, plane trees, alder and especially walnut and boxwood trees) were transported by steamships (Prokhod) from Karganroud to Baku and then exported to other European countries including Britain (Bazin, 1974). The over-exploitation of woodlands led to a dramatic decrease of the resource and the eventual extinction of natural boxwood forests in Talesh (Curzon, 2007).…”

Word Forming Models of Everyday Talish Vocabulary

“…A. Dorn, and L. N. Lopatinsky, but studies of Talish both within the former Soviet Union and in the Iranian part of Azerbaijan have not been a target of dedicated research (Pireyko, 1966;7 Abdoli, 2001;Henning 1954;Abdoli, 1990; De Caro, 2006;Guizzo, 2004;. A comparative historical analysis of individual word-forming and form-forming affixes in Talish traces them to ancient pro-forms (Mamedov, 2006;Clifton, 2005;Spiegel, 1882;Ross, 1927;De Morgan, 1904;13 Bartholomae, 1895;Bazin, 1996;Beresine, 1953;Boyce, 1977). To trace the genesis and historical development of Talish affixes, we have analyzed different mechanisms of the creation of new words.…”