Hashtgerd ( fa, هشتگرد; also known as Ashjird, Hashtjerd, and Hashtjird)
is a city in and the capital of
Savojbolagh County,
Alborz Province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
.
Hashtgerd is located west of
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
. It is the capital of
Savojbolagh County.
Hashtgerd includes several nearby archeological mounds, known collectively as "Ozbaki." These sites, which have been actively excavated for several decades, include several mounds or Tepes, including Doshan Tapeh
Ozbakiincludes remains of ancient settlements dating back to the 7th millennium BC through 1400 BC. These settlements include those inhabited by "Grey earthenware"
Aryans and the
Medians.
A park called the Statue Park has been built in a green area across a valley in Hashtgerd. In this park, 12 busts of notable Iranians are made by different Iranian artists.
Hashtgerd possesses an industrial city, the
Hashtgerd International Studios, a
hydroponic
Hydroponics is a type of horticulture and a subset of hydroculture which involves growing plants, usually crops or medicinal plants, without soil, by using water-based mineral nutrient solutions in aqueous solvents. Terrestrial or aquatic plant ...
farming complex, a Center for Agricultural Research and Nuclear Medicine, and the
Iranian Garden Museum. Hashtgerd is the last stop on Line 5, a suburban commuter line of
Tehran's metro.
External links
Case Study Hashtgerd New Town
References
Populated places in Savojbolagh County
Cities in Alborz Province
Planned cities in Iran
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