Language and ethnicity

According to some sources, the majority of people in northern Qazvin (Alamut) are Tats who speak a dialect of the Tati language.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]} However, other sources claim that the majority of people in Alamut are Mazanderani^[10] or Gilaks who speak a dialect of the Mazanderani language or Gilaki language.^[11][12]

According to some linguists, the term ‘Tati’ was used by Turkic speakers to refer to non-turkic speakers.^[13][14][15] This could explain why some sources claim the people of Alamut are Tats, while others claim they are Mazanderanies or Gilaks. Likely, the ‘Tats’ of Alamut are Mazanderani^[16] or Gilak speakers who have been labeled as Tats as historically they were considered Mazanderani or Gilaks.^[17][18][12]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 16,255 in 4,667 households.^[19] The following census in 2011 counted 15,056 people in 4,953 households.^[20] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 20,896 inhabitants in 7,272 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions