Farsajin, Qazvin
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Farsajin
Persian: فارسجين | |
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Village | |
  Farsajin | |
| Coordinates: 36°01′42″N 49°25′30″E / 36.02833°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)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Dodangeh-ye Olya Rural District in Ziaabad District of Takestan County, Qazvin province, Iran.[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Ziaabad,[5] now a city.[6]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,849 in 575 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,312 people in 461 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,860 people in 626 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
In literature
The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Farsajin (as Fārisjīn) as one of the main villages in the territory of Qazvin.[9]
