Kereshteh

Kereshteh
کرشته
city
Kereshteh
Coordinates: 35°59′56″N 51°06′05″E / 35.99889°N 51.10139°E / 35.99889; 51.10139Coordinates: 35°59′56″N 51°06′05″E / 35.99889°N 51.10139°E / 35.99889; 51.10139
Country  Iran
Province Tehran
County Shahriar
Bakhsh Central
Population
 • Total 20,000
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Kereshteh (Persian: کرشته‎‎), is a city in the Central District of Shahriar County, Tehran Province, Iran. As of the 2006 census, its population was 20,000.[1]

Kereshteh is beside the main road to Tehran. The Hadi Shrine (the descendants of Imam Hasan) and a memorial of martyrs is there.

Economy

The main business of the area is agriculture, and there are many mining companies established in the northern part of the district.

References


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