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Takestan

Takestan
تاكستان
city
Takestan is located in Iran
Takestan
Takestan
Coordinates: 36°04′11″N 49°41′45″E / 36.06972°N 49.69583°E / 36.06972; 49.69583Coordinates: 36°04′11″N 49°41′45″E / 36.06972°N 49.69583°E / 36.06972; 49.69583
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

Siadehan or Siaden (Tati: سیادن, Siyâden), also known as Takestan (Persian: تاكستان‎‎ Tâkestân), 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 "vineyard".

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.


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