Takestan

Takestan () 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."

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Settlement.name: Takestan
Settlement.native_name_lang: fa
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from the top: Shahi mansion, Bogheh-e-pir, vineyard, Takestan's wind farm
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Qazvin
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Takestan
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Central
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 80299
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: IRST

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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."

==Demographics== thumb|280px|Village Siadeh (Takestan) by Eugène Flandin, 1840

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