Takestan
Encyclopedia
Takestan 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.
Takestan County
Takestan County is a county in Qazvin Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Takestan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 171,520, in 42,969 families. The county has four districts: Asfarvarin District, Khorramdasht District, Ziaabad District, and the Central District...
, in Qazvin Province
Qazvin Province
The Qazvin Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north-west of the country, and its center is the city of Qazvin. The province was created in 1993 out of part of Tehran Province and includes 20 cities: Qazvin, Takestan, Abyek, Buin-Zahra, Eqhbalieh, Mohammadieh, Alvand,...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. At the 2006 census its population was 73,625, in 18,685 families.
Takestan has a railway station on the Teheran-Tabriz line
Islamic Republic of Iran Railways
The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways is the national state-owned railway system of Iran. is an associate of the IR and manages its passenger trains including international trains between Tehran and Istanbul and Tehran and Damascus...
. The name Takestan literally means place of vine-yards.
Historical sites
- Pir Mausoleum: The Pir mausoleum, alternatively known as Pir-e Takestan and ImamzadehImamzadehAn Imāmzādeh is a word found in both the Persian and Urdu languages, that refers to an immediate descendant of a Shi'a Imam.Imamzadeh means “offspring” or descendent of an imam. There are many other different ways of spelling this term. Some of these are imamzada, imamzadah, and emamzadah...
Pir, is a small domeDomeA dome is a structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. Dome structures made of various materials have a long architectural lineage extending into prehistory....
d Seljuk building dating from the 11th century and has since been restored. Only little of the original ornamental decorations remains.