Takestan

Takestan (Persian: تاكستان Tâkestân), also known as Siadehan or Siaden (Tati: سیادن, Siyâden)[3] is a city in, and the capital of the Central District of Takestan County, Qazvin province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county. Takestan has a railway station on the Teheran-Tabriz line. The name Takestan literally means "vineyard."

For the administrative division, see Takestan County. For the nearby village, see Shahrsanati-ye Takestan. For the village in Fars province, see Takestan-e Sadrabad.

Takestan
Persian: تاكستان
City
Clockwise from the top:
 Shahi mansion, Bogheh-e-pir, vineyard, Takestan's wind farm
Takestan is located in Iran
Takestan
Takestan
Coordinates: 36°04′02″N 49°41′45″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyTakestan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total80,299
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Village Siadeh (Takestan) by Eugène Flandin in 1840

At the 2006 census, its population was 73,625 in 18,685 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 77,907 people in 22,894 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 80,299 people in 24,595 households.[2]

People

Most of the population of Takestan belong to the Tat ethnic group[6] and Azerbaijanis. Takestan is the largest Tat-populated city in the world.[7][8][9][10]

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

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (17 May 2023). "Takestan, Takestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Takestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086741" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. Takestan Municipality
  7. Stilo, Donald L. (2 January 2007). "The Tati language group in the sociolinguistic context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia". Iranian Studies. 14 (3–4): 137–187. doi:10.1080/00210868108701585.
  8. Yar-Shater, Ehsan (1969). A grammar of southern Tati dialects. Mouton.
  9. Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.
  10. "Takestani, a language of Iran". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition. SIL International Publications. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  • Matheson, Sylvia A. (1972). Persia: An Archaeological Guide. London: Faber and Faber Limited. ISBN 0-571-09305-1
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