Takestan
Takestan
Persian: تاكستان | |
|---|---|
City | |
Clockwise from the top: Shahi mansion, Bogheh-e-pir, vineyard, Takestan's wind farm | |
Takestan | |
| Coordinates: 36°04′02″N 49°41′45″E / 36.06722°N 49.69583°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Qazvin |
| County | Takestan |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 80,299 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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.[5] Takestan has a railway station on the Teheran-Tabriz line. The name Takestan literally means "vineyard."
Demographics
Ethnicity
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]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 73,625 in 18,685 households.[11] The following census in 2011 counted 77,907 people in 22,894 households.[12] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 80,299 people in 24,595 households.[3]
Historical sites
- Pir Mausoleum: The Pir mausoleum, alternatively known as "Pir-e Takestan" and "Imamzadeh Pir," is a small, domed building dating from the 11th-century Seljuk era and has since been restored. Only little of the original ornamental decorations remains.
See also
Notes
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 September 2024). "بانک ملی [National Bank], Takestan, بخش مرکزی شهرستان تاکستان [Central District of Takestan County], Takestan County, Qazvin Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "3M8W+V8P Takestan, Qazvin Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Qazvin Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). 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 (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان زنجان به مرکزیت شهر زنجان [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 965C7B0D-32D4-4BC6-A126-65D28CD02436. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Qazvin Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Qazvin Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Further reading
- Matheson, Sylvia A. (1972). Persia: An Archaeological Guide. London: Faber and Faber Limited. ISBN 0-571-09305-1