Kereshteh

Coordinates: 35°59′56″N 51°06′05″E / 35.99889°N 51.10139°E / 35.99889; 51.10139
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Kereshteh
کرشته
city
Kereshteh is located in Iran
Kereshteh
Kereshteh
Coordinates: 35°59′56″N 51°06′05″E / 35.99889°N 51.10139°E / 35.99889; 51.10139
Country Iran
ProvinceTehran
CountyShahriar
BakhshCentral
Population
 • Total20,000
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.