Takestan

Takestan (Persian: تاكستان Tâkestân), also known as Siadehan or Siaden (Tati: سیادن, Siyâden) is a city in the Central District of Takestan County, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Takestan has a railway station on the Teheran-Tabriz line. The name Takestan literally means "vineyard."

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
Country Iran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyTakestan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
  Total80,299
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 73,625 in 18,685 households. The following census in 2011 counted 77,907 people in 22,894 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 80,299 people in 24,595 households.

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