Alulak

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'''Alulak''' ({{langx|fa|الولك}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Ālūlak'''<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3052847|Alulak}}</ref>}} is a village in [[Eqbal-e Gharbi Rural District]]<ref name="Qazvin County Rural Districts"> {{cite web |first=Mir-Hossein |last=Mousavi |author-link=Mir-Hossein Mousavi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=1 July 1987  |script-title=fa:ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 25 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان قزوین تابع استان زنجان |trans-title=‌Creation and formation of 25 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Qazvin County under Zanjan province |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110231 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250625162357/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110231 |archive-date=25 June 2025 |access-date=25 June 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|هیات وزیران}} [Council of Ministers] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شناسه}} [ID] 9425AEBD-4C13-40ED-8980-AB3520B53C94. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 66, {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره جلد}} [Volume number] 6.}}</ref> of the [[Central District (Qazvin County)|Central District]] in [[Qazvin County]], [[Qazvin province|Qazvin]] province, [[Iran]]. Alulak is the largest village in the foothills of Qazvin and also has historical monuments such as Soltan Qeys (or Soltan Veys) and Kafir Gonbad. The village is approximately 12km north of Qazvin province.{{CN|date=March 2024}} In the foothills of mountain Sultan Owais.{{CN|date=March 2024}}

== Etymology == Regarding the naming of Alulak, or what Alulak means, it should be said that ''lak'' means fruit reaching its full ripeness. In fact, when the fruit is on the verge of falling, meaning it has reached full ripeness, considering that people used to come to this area when the apricot fruit reached this stage, as it was a lush green place with many fruit orchards. Therefore, this place became known as Alulak and has remained so to this day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=بوم |first=اله |date=2023-08-01 |title=الولک کجاست؟ |url=https://alleboom.ir/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%84%DA%A9-%DA%A9%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=اقامتگاه بومگردی اَله بوم |language=fa-IR}}</ref>

== History ==

Alulak is filled with historical venues and rich culture and history behind it. Among all of them the most famous ones are Kafir Gonbad,{{CN|date=March 2024}} Mausoleum of Sultan Owais (Weiss){{CN|date=March 2024}} which was built in respect of Owals Al-Qarni.{{CN|date=March 2024}} Also the famous Alulak's water mill is another famous venues of Alulak about one kilometer from the village, there is a living water mill, which is about 480-500 years old. In the past, there were about 25 water mills in this area, where people from nearby villages used to return to grind wheat and barley. There are various natural attractions in this village that have not yet been registered nationally.<ref>{{Cite web |last=بوم |first=اَله |date=2023-11-11 |title=دریاچه دریابک + 7 جای دیدنی دیگر نزدیک به روستای الولک قزوین |url=https://alleboom.ir/%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%A8%DA%A9-7-%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%B1/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=اقامتگاه بومگردی اَله بوم |language=fa-IR}}</ref>

==Demographics== ===Language=== People of this village mostly speak the Tati language, a Northwestern Iranian language spoken in Iran. For the Southwestern Iranian language spoken in the Caucasus.{{CN|date=March 2024}}

===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 819 in 201 households.<ref name="2006 Qazvin Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان قزوین |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2006: Qazvin Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/26.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920090740/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/26.xls |archive-date=20 September 2011 |format=Excel |access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 672 people in 209 households.<ref name="2011 Qazvin Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان قزوین |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2011: Qazvin Province |language=fa |website=Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University |url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Qazvin.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119221156/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Qazvin.xls |archive-date=19 January 2023 |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 702 people in 259 households.<ref name="2016 Qazvin Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان قزوین |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2016: Qazvin Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_26.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130193527/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_26.xlsx |archive-date=30 November 2021 |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>

== Climate == Alulak is located in the Central Plateau of Iran and has a mountainous climate with moderate summers and cold winters. The majority of rainfall occurs mainly in the autumn, winter, and spring seasons, along with other climatic factors, providing relatively favorable conditions for settlement, agriculture, and other human activities.

Humidity Levels in Alulak:

* Maximum relative humidity: 6.5 in the morning to 68 percent. * Average maximum relative humidity: 12.5 with an average of 41.5 percent.

The average annual rainfall in the mentioned village area during the specified period is 316 millimeters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=بوم |first=اله |date=2023-08-01 |title=الولک کجاست؟ |url=https://alleboom.ir/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%84%DA%A9-%DA%A9%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=اقامتگاه بومگردی اَله بوم |language=fa-IR}}</ref>

== Agriculture == Horticulture, animal husbandry and agriculture are the most important jobs in this area. Products such as single-seeded cherries, local cherries, transplanted cherries, walnuts, almonds, grapes, wheat, barley, etc., which are among the main products of this region.

==See also== {{Portal-inline|Iran}} {{clear}}

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[[Category:Populated places in Qazvin County]]