Takestan

Takestan

Persian:تاكستان
Takestan Persian:تاكستان
City
	Clockwise from the top:; Shahi mansion, Bogheh-e-pir, vineyard, Takestan's wind farm
	Takestan
	Coordinates:36°04′02″N49°41′45″E/ 36.06722°N 49.69583°E
Country	Iran
Province	Qazvin
County	Takestan
District	Central
Population (2016)
• Total	80,299
Time zone	UTC+3:30(IRST)

Takestan(Persian:تاكستان)^[a]is a city in theCentral DistrictofTakestan County,Qazvinprovince,Iran,serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]Takestan has a railway station on theTeheran-Tabriz line.The name Takestan literally means "vineyard."

Demographics

Ethnicity

Most of the population of Takestan belong to theTat ethnic group^[5]andAzerbaijanis.Takestan is the largest Tat-populated city in the world.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Population

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

Pir Mausoleum:The Pir mausoleum, alternatively known as "Pir-e Takestan" and "ImamzadehPir, "is a small, domed building dating from the 11th-centurySeljuq-eraand has since been restored. Only little of the original ornamental decorations remains.

Notes

^AlsoromanizedasTâkestân;also known asSiadehanandSiaden;andTati:(سیادن), romanized asSiyâden^[3]

References

^OpenStreetMap contributors (16 September 2024)."Takestan, Takestan County"(Map).OpenStreetMap(in Persian).Retrieved16 September2024.
^^a ^bCensus of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province.amar.org.ir(Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 30 November 2021.Retrieved19 December2022.
^Takestan can be found atGEOnet Names Server,atthis link,by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086741" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 7 July 1369].Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city.lamtakam.com(Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82844/T141K. Archived fromthe originalon 16 December 2023.Retrieved16 December2023– via Lam ta Kam.
^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.Retrieved28 March2016.
^Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin Province.amar.org.ir(Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 20 September 2011.Retrieved25 September2022.
^Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province.irandataportal.syr.edu(Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 19 January 2023.Retrieved19 December2022– via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

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

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[4] AlsoromanizedasTâkestân;also known asSiadehanandSiaden;andTati:(سیادن), romanized asSiyâden^[3]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (16 September 2024)."Takestan, Takestan County"(Map).OpenStreetMap(in Persian).Retrieved16 September2024.

[2016_Qazvin_Province-2] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province.amar.org.ir(Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 30 November 2021.Retrieved19 December2022.

[3] Takestan can be found atGEOnet Names Server,atthis link,by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086741" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[Zanjan_Province_Structure-5] Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 7 July 1369].Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city.lamtakam.com(Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82844/T141K. Archived fromthe originalon 16 December 2023.Retrieved16 December2023– via Lam ta Kam.

[6] Takestan Municipality

[7] 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.

[8] Yar-Shater, Ehsan(1969).A grammar of southern Tati dialects.Mouton.

[9] Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.

[10] "Takestani, a language of Iran".Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition.SIL International Publications.Retrieved28 March2016.

[2006_Qazvin_Province-11] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin Province.amar.org.ir(Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 20 September 2011.Retrieved25 September2022.

[2011_Qazvin_Province-12] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province.irandataportal.syr.edu(Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 19 January 2023.Retrieved19 December2022– via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

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