Takestan
Takestan
تاكستان | |
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City | |
![]() ![]() Takestan | |
Coordinates: 36°04′11″N 49°41′45″E / 36.06972°N 49.69583°ECoordinates: 36°04′11″N 49°41′45″E / 36.06972°N 49.69583°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Qazvin |
County | Takestan |
Bakhsh | Central |
Population (2016 Census) | |
• Total | 80,299 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IDST) |
Takestan at GEOnet Names Server |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Village_Siadeh_%28Takestan%29_by_Eug%C3%A8ne_Flandin.jpg/280px-Village_Siadeh_%28Takestan%29_by_Eug%C3%A8ne_Flandin.jpg)
Village Siadeh (Takestan) by Eugène Flandin in 1840
Siadehan or Siaden (Tati: سیادن, Siyâden), also known as Takestan (Persian: تاكستان Tâkestân),[2] is a city and 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 "vineyard".
People[]
Most of the population of Takestan belong to the Tat ethnic group[3] and Azerbaijanis. Takestan is the largest Tat-populated city in the world.[4][5][6][7]
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[]
- ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
- ^ 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".
- ^ Takestan Municipality
- ^ 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.
- ^ Yar-Shater, Ehsan (1969). A grammar of southern Tati dialects. Mouton.
- ^ Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.
- ^ "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
Categories:
- Populated places in Takestan County
- Cities in Qazvin Province
- Takestan County geography stubs