Balaskaleh

For the village in Rasht County, see Balaskaleh-ye Emam Jomeh.

Balaskaleh Persian: بلسكله
Village
Balaskaleh
Coordinates: 37°23′00″N 49°35′52″E / 37.38333°N 49.59778°E / 37.38333; 49.59778[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Khomam
District	Chukam
Rural District	Eshkik
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,013
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Balaskaleh (Persian: بلسكله)^[a] is a village in Eshkik Rural District^[4][b] of Chukam District in Khomam County, Gilan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,077 in 300 households, when it was in the former Khomam District of Rasht County.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 944 people in 303 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,013 people in 322 households.^[2]

In 2020, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Khomam County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Chukam District.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also known as Balaskaleh-ye Chūkām^[3]
2. Formerly Chukam Rural District

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (12 November 2025). "بلسکله, دهستان چوکام, بخش چوکام [Baleskaleh, Chukam Rural District, Chukam District], Khomam County, Gilan Province, 43451-36876, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
2. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Balaskaleh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3792295" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Jahangiri, Eshaq (1 November 2020) [1399,08,11 تاریخ تصویب (Approval date 1399/08/11) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه درخصوص تغييرات و اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان گيلان [‌Letter of approval regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Gilan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 24876. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
5. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.