Takestan
Takestan Persian: تاكستان | |
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City | |
Clockwise from the top: Shahi mansion, Bogheh-e-pir, vineyard, Takestan's wind farm | |
Coordinates: 36°04′02″N 49°41′45″E / 36.06722°N 49.69583°E[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Qazvin |
County | Takestan |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 80,299 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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Takestan (Persian: تاكستان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Takestan County, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] Takestan has a railway station on the Teheran-Tabriz line. The name Takestan literally means "vineyard."
Demographics
[edit]Ethnicity
[edit]Most of the population of Takestan belong to the Tat ethnic group[5] and Azerbaijanis. Takestan is the largest Tat-populated city in the world.[6][7][8][9]
Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 73,625 in 18,685 households.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 77,907 people in 22,894 households.[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 80,299 people in 24,595 households.[2]
Historical sites
[edit]- 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.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 May 2023). "Takestan, Takestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (7 July 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of country divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- Matheson, Sylvia A. (1972). Persia: An Archaeological Guide. London: Faber and Faber Limited. ISBN 0-571-09305-1