Takestan

Takestan تاكستان
city
Takestan
Coordinates: 36°04′11″N 49°41′45″E / 36.06972°N 49.69583°E / 36.06972; 49.69583Coordinates: 36°04′11″N 49°41′45″E / 36.06972°N 49.69583°E / 36.06972; 49.69583
Country	Iran
Province	Qazvin
County	Takestan
Bakhsh	Central
Population (2011)
• Total	120,907
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST)	IDST (UTC+4:30)
Takestan at GEOnet Names Server

Village Siadeh (Takestan) by Eugène Flandin in 1840

Takestan (Tati: سیادن, Siyâden) (Persian: تاكستان‎‎)^[1] is a city in and the capital of Takestan County, in Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2011 census its population was 120,907. Takestan has a railway station on the Teheran-Tabriz line. The name Takestan literally means place of vine-yards.

People

Most of the population of Takestan belong to the Tat ethnic group and they speak Tati language. Takestan is the largest Tat-populated city in the world.^[2][3][4][5]

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.

References

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

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