Takestan County

Takestan

شهرستان تاکستان
Takestan شهرستان تاکستان
County
	Counties of Qazvin Province
	Location of Qazvin Province in Iran
	Coordinates: 36°00′N 49°33′E / 36.000°N 49.550°ECoordinates: 36°00′N 49°33′E / 36.000°N 49.550°E
Country	Iran
Province	Qazvin Province
Capital	Takestan
Bakhsh (Districts)	Central District, Esfarvarin District, Khorramdasht District, Ziaabad District
Population (2006)
• Total	171,520
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
	Takestan County at GEOnet Names Server

Takestan County (Persian: شهرستان تاکستان Šahrestân-e Tâkestân) is a county in Qazvin Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Takestan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 171,520, in 42,969 families.^[1] The county has four districts: Esfarvarin District, Khorramdasht District, Ziaabad District, and the Central District. The county has five cities: Takestan, Esfarvarin, Khorramdasht, Narjeh, and Ziaabad. Most people of Takestan County are Tat and they speak Tati.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References[]

^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
^ The Tati dialects in the Sociolinguistic Context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia, Stilo, D. 1981: In: Iranian Studies 14.3/4, 137-187.
^ A Grammar of Southern Tati Dialects, Ehsan Yar-Shater, 1969.
^ Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.
^ [1]

اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran)

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