At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 73,625 in 18,685 households.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 77,907 people in 22,894 households.[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 80,299 people in 24,595 households.[2]
Historical sites
Pir Mausoleum: The Pir mausoleum, alternatively known as Pir-e Takestan and Imamzadeh 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.
^Takestan can be found at
GEOnet Names Server, at
this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086741" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Stilo, Donald L. (2 January 2007). "The Tati language group in the sociolinguistic context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia". Iranian Studies. 14 (3–4): 137–187.
doi:
10.1080/00210868108701585.