Village Siadeh (Takestan) by Eugène Flandin

Siadehan or Siaden ( Tati: , ''Siyâden''), also known as Takestan ( fa, تاكستان ''Tâkestân''), is a city and capital of

Takestan County Takestan County ( fa, شهرستان تاکستان, ''Šahrestân-e Tâkestân'') is in Qazvin province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Takestan Siadehan or Siaden ( Tati: , ''Siyâden''), also known as Takestan ( fa, تا ...

, in Qazvin 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 ...

. 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".

People

Most of the population of Takestan belong to the Tat ethnic group and

Azerbaijanis Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the second-most numer ...

. Takestan is the largest Tat-populated city in the world.

Historical sites

*Pir Mausoleum: The Pir mausoleum, alternatively known as Pir-e Takestan and

Imamzadeh An imamzadeh () is a Persian language, Persian term with two related meanings: a type of holy person in Shia Islam, and the shrine-tomb of such a person. Firstly, it means an immediate descendant of a Shia, Shi'i Imamah (Shia doctrine), Imam. T ...

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

* Matheson, Sylvia A. (1972). ''Persia: An Archaeological Guide''. London: Faber and Faber Limited. Populated places in Takestan County Cities in Qazvin Province {{Takestan-geo-stub