Takestan
For the administrative subdivision, see Takestan County. For the nearby village, see Shahrsanati-ye Takestan. For the village in Fars Province, see Takestan-e Sadrabad.
| Takestan تاكستان | |
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  Takestan | |
| 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 (2011) | |
| • Total | 120,907 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IDST (UTC+4:30) |
| Takestan at GEOnet Names Server | |
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Village Siadeh (Takestan) by Eugène Flandin in 1840
Siadehan or Siaden (Tati: سیادن, Siyâden), also known as Takestan (Persian: تاكستان),[1] is a city in and the capital of Takestan County, in Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2011 census its population was 120,907. Takestan has a railway station on the Teheran-Tabriz line. The name Takestan literally means place of vine-yards.
People
Most of the population of Takestan belong to the Tat ethnic group and speak the Tati language. Takestan is the largest Tat-populated city in the world.[2][3][4][5]
Historical sites
- 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.
References
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ 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.
- Matheson, Sylvia A. (1972). Persia: An Archaeological Guide. London: Faber and Faber Limited. ISBN 0-571-09305-1
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