Hashtgerd

Hashtgerd
;Country:Iran;Province:Tehran;Population:149,719;Area:452 km²;Coordinates:Lat.: 36 (36° 1' 1 N):Lon.: 51 (51° 17' 28 E);Timezone:GMT/UTC + 03:30;Area Code::0262

Hashtgerd is a city in Tehran Province of Iran located 68 km west of the city of Tehran. It is the capital of Savojbolagh County. The city consists of Old Town Hashtgerd, which has been continuously settled for millennia, as well as a newly planned and rapidly growing industrial city.

Over 8,850 new residents settled in the Hashtgerd area by the year 2000. The number is expected to rise to over 53,000 by the end of the Iranian calendar year 1383 (2004-2005). The city has a full accommodation capacity of 350,000.

Hashtgerd includes several nearby archeological mounds, known collectively as "Ozbaki". These sites, which have been actively excavated for several decades, include several mounds or "Tepes" including Doshan Tapeh. Ozbaki includes remains of ancient settlements dating back to the 7th millennium B.C through 1400 B.C. These settlements include those inhabited by "Grey earthenware" Aryans as well as the Medians. [ [www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Archaeology/Pre-History/ozbaki.htm] ]

A park called the Statue Park has been built in a green area across a valley in Hashtgerd. In this park 12 busts of notable Iranians are to be seen which are made by different Iranian artists.

Hashtgerd possesses among others an industrial city, the Hashtgerd International Studios, a hydroponic farming complex, a Center for Agricultural Research and Nuclear Medicine and the Iranian Garden Museum.Line 5 of Tehran's metro will be extended to the new city of Hashtgerd in future.

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* [http://www.youngcities.org/casestudy_hashtgerd.php Case Study Hashtgerd New Town]