Farsajin
Persian: فارسجين | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 36°01′43″N 49°25′30″E / 36.02861°N 49.42500°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Qazvin |
County | Takestan |
District | Ziaabad |
Rural District | Dodangeh-ye Olya |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,860 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Farsajin (Persian: فارسجين), also Romanized as Fārsajīn, Fārsījīn, Farsagin, Fārsejīn, Fārsjīn, and Parsadzhin,[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Dodangeh-ye Olya Rural District of Ziaabad District, Takestan County, Qazvin province, Iran.[4]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,849 in 575 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,312 people in 461 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,860 people in 626 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Farsajin (as Fārisjīn) as one of the main villages in the territory of Qazvin.[7]