Masal

Masal (Persian: ماسال) is a city in the Central District of Masal County, in northwestern Iran's Gilan province. The city serves as capital of both the county and the district. The population consists of Talysh people whose language is Talysh. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,922 in 2,986 households. The following census in 2011 counted 14,689 people in 4,394 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 17,901 people in 5,759 households.