Takestan

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Takestan (Persian: تاكستان) is the capital of Takestan County, a township in Qazvin province, Iran. It has a railway station on the Teheran-Tabriz line.

[edit] Historical sites

• Pir Mausoleum: The Pir mausoleum, alternatively known as Pir-e Takestan and Imamzadeh Pir, is a small domed Seljuk building dating from the 11th century and has since been restored. Only little of the original ornamental decorations remains.

[edit] References

• Matheson, Sylvia A. (1972). Persia: An Archaeological Guide. London: Faber and Faber Limited. ISBN 0-571-09305-1