Baghestan

For other places with the same name, see Baghestan.

Baghestan (Persian: باغستان)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Shahriar County, Tehran province, Iran. In 2004, the village of Khademabad-e Qods (خادم‌آباد قدس) merged with the villages of Deh-e Mavizeh (ده مویزه), Sadeqiyeh (صادقیه‌), Nasirabad (نصیرآباد), and Shahrak-e Motahari (شهرک مطهری) (Kavasiyeh [کاوسیه‌]) to form the city of Baghestan.^[3] After the 2016 National Census, the village of Baba Salman was annexed by the city.^[6]

Baghestan Persian: باغستان
City
Nasirabad Shahriar, District 1, Baghestan
Baghestan
Coordinates: 35°38′07″N 51°08′10″E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Tehran
County	Shahriar
District	Central
Established as a city	2004[3]
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	83,934
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the city's population was 52,330 in 12,810 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 71,861 people in 19,306 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 83,934 people in 23,787 households.^[4]

Transportation

See also: Baghestan City and Suburbs Bus Organization

The city is served by buses from the municipal-run Baghestan City and Suburbs Bus Organization, connecting the city to Shahriar and Tehran.

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Khademabad (خادم آباد), also romanized as Khādamābād and Khādemābād; also known as Khādemābād-e Qods and Muslemabad^[5]