Hashtgerd
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Hashtgerd is a city in and the capital of Savojbolagh County
, Alborz Province, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 45,332, in 12,122 families.
Hashtgerd is located 68 kilometres (42.3 mi) west of the city of Tehran
. 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. Ozbaki includes remains of ancient settlements dating back to the 7th millennium BC through 1400 BC. These settlements include those inhabited by "Grey earthenware" Aryan
s as well as 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 to be seen which are made by different Iranian artists.
Hashtgerd possesses among others an industrial city, the Hashtgerd International Studios, a hydroponic farming complex, a Center for Agricultural Research and Nuclear Medicine and the Iranian Garden Museum. Line 5 of Tehran's metro will be extended to the new city of Hashtgerd in future.
Savojbolagh County
Savojbolagh County is a county in Alborz Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Hashtgerd. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 215,086, in 57,497 families; excluding those portions, the population was 189,305, in 49,923 families...
, Alborz Province, 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 45,332, in 12,122 families.
Hashtgerd is located 68 kilometres (42.3 mi) west of the city of Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
. It is the capital of Savojbolagh County
Savojbolagh County
Savojbolagh County is a county in Alborz Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Hashtgerd. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 215,086, in 57,497 families; excluding those portions, the population was 189,305, in 49,923 families...
.
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. Ozbaki includes remains of ancient settlements dating back to the 7th millennium BC through 1400 BC. These settlements include those inhabited by "Grey earthenware" Aryan
Aryan
Aryan is an English language loanword derived from Sanskrit ārya and denoting variously*In scholarly usage:**Indo-Iranian languages *in dated usage:**the Indo-European languages more generally and their speakers...
s as well as 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 to be seen which are made by different Iranian artists.
Hashtgerd possesses among others an industrial city, the Hashtgerd International Studios, a hydroponic farming complex, a Center for Agricultural Research and Nuclear Medicine and the Iranian Garden Museum. Line 5 of Tehran's metro will be extended to the new city of Hashtgerd in future.