For the administrative division of Markazi province, see
Delijan County. For the city in Armenia, see
Dilijan. For other places with the same name, see
Delijan.
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 31,852 in 8,779 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 37,470 people in 11,031 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 40,902 people in 12,612 households.[2]
The native population of Delijan speaks a dialect they call Delijani (or Diligoni in the native language). The native language of Delijan seems to be a version of the old-Persian language, which is similar to the language spoken in
Abyaneh one of the oldest Persian village located about an hour away from Delijan.[citation needed]
Sites of interest include the 15th Khordad dam and
Chal Nakhjir cave as well as its hot spring resort.[citation needed]
Delijan is an industrial city and is home to several popular carpet companies like the Mahestan, Setareh Talaii and Said companies. Also home of several companies producing a type of roof isolation called "Isogam". The area northeast of Delijan is populated by seven villages, this area is referred to as
Jasb Rural District. Moreover, Chal-nakhjir Cave or Delijan Cave[7] is one of the natural touristic attractions of Delijan.[8]
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