Hashatjin
Persian: هشجين | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 37°22′15″N 48°19′23″E / 37.37083°N 48.32306°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Ardabil |
County | Khalkhal |
District | Khvoresh Rostam |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 5,725 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Website | agdag |
Hashatjin at GEOnet Names Server |
Hashjin(Persian: هشجين, also Romanized as Hashjin; also known as Heshajeyn, Heshajīn, Heshīīn, Hīshen, Shain, and Shein)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Khvoresh Rostam District of Khalkhal County, Ardabil province, Iran, and also serves as the administrative center for Khvoresh Rostam-e Shomali Rural District.[4]
At the 2006 census, its population was 4,518 in 1,199 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 4,578 people in 1,309 households.[6] The 2016 census showed a population of 5,725 people in 1,775 households.[2] It is located east of the Qizil Üzan river, in the Alborz (Elburz) mountain range. Sheikh Hekmatollah Ramezani is the imam of Sheikh Mohammad Ghoreyshi mosque.