Seyadahan

Takestan

For the administrative subdivision, see Takestan County.

Takestan تاكستان
— city —
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	Iran
Province	Qazvin
County	Takestan
Bakhsh	Central
Population (2006)
• Total	73,625
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST)	IDST (UTC+4:30)
Takestan at GEOnet Names Server

Takestan (Persian: تاكستان, also Romanized as Tākestān and Tākistān; formerly, Seyādahan, Sīādehan, Sīahdehān, Siakh-Degen, and Siakhdekhan) is a city in and the capital of Takestan County, in Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census its population was 73,625, in 18,685 families.

Takestan has a railway station on the Teheran-Tabriz line. The name Takestan literally means place of vine-yards.

Historical sites

References

• Matheson, Sylvia A. (1972). Persia: An Archaeological Guide. London: Faber and Faber Limited. ISBN 0-571-09305-1

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