Hashtgerd | |
Native Name: | fa|هشتگرد |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alborz |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Savojbolagh |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Central |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Payam Raisi |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 55640 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Coordinates: | 35.9628°N 50.6794°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 1175 |
Leader Title1: | Amir Bahmani |
Hashtgerd (fa|هشتگرد) is a city in the Central District of Savojbolagh County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] The city is 68km (42miles) west of Tehran.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 45,332 in 12,122 households, when it was in Tehran province.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 55,640 in 17,203 households,[4] by which time the county had been separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.[5]
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. [6] Includes 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. The park features 12 busts of notable Iranians.
Hashtgerd possesses an industrial city, the Hashtgerd International Studios, a hydroponic 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.