Meshkin, Qazvin Explained

Official Name:Meshkin
Native Name:مشكين
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Qazvin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Takestan
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Qaqazan-e Gharbi
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:546
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:36.2728°N 49.6511°W

Meshkin (Persian: مشكين, also Romanized as Meshkīn, Meshgīn, Moshgīn, Moshkīn, and Mushkin) is a village in Qaqazan-e Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Takestan County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 546, in 140 families.