Iran
Iranian Azerbaijan
West Azerbaijan Province

Takab

Takab is a city in the Central District of Takab County, province, , serving as capital of both the county and the district. The famous historical complex Takht-e Soleyman is situated to the North-East of the city.
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  • Type: Town with 44,000 residents
  • Description: city in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
  • Also known as: “Takan Tepe” and “Tikab”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Badmahmud and QOJUR.

Village
is a village in Karaftu Rural District, in the Central District of Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 133, in 30 families.

Village
is a village in Afshar Rural District, in the Central District of Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 277, in 55 families. is situated 3½ km east of Takab.

Village
is a village in Ansar Rural District, in the Central District of Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 173, in 45 families. is situated 4 km southeast of Takab.

Takab

Latitude
36.4008° or 36° 24′ 3″ north
Longitude
47.1117° or 47° 6′ 42″ east
Population
44,000
Elevation
1,798 metres (5,899 feet)
Open location code
8H89C426+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 181414801
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
113508
Wiki­data ID
Q766617
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Takab” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تكاب”
  • Arabic: “تک آب”
  • Arabic: “تکاب”
  • Armenian: “Թաքաբ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Takab”
  • Azerbaijani: “Təkab”
  • Azerbaijani: “Tikab”
  • Azerbaijani: “Tikantəpə”
  • Bengali: “তাকাব”
  • Catalan: “Shiz”
  • Catalan: “Takab”
  • Cebuano: “Takāb”
  • Central Kurdish: “تەکاب”
  • Central Kurdish: “تیکاب”
  • Central Kurdish: “تیکاو”
  • Chinese: “Takab”
  • Chinese: “塔卡卜”
  • Dutch: “Takab”
  • French: “Takab”
  • German: “Takab”
  • Hebrew: “תיכאב”
  • Hebrew: “תכאב”
  • Hungarian: “Takáb”
  • Irish: “Takab”
  • Italian: “Takab”
  • Japanese: “タカーブ”
  • Kurdish: “Tekab”
  • Kurdish: “Tikab”
  • Kurdish: “Tîkab”
  • Kurdish: “Tîkantepe”
  • Kurdish: “تەکاب”
  • Malagasy: “Takab”
  • Malay: “Takab”
  • Mazanderani: “تکاب”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Takab”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Takab”
  • Norwegian: “Takab”
  • Persian: “تکاب”
  • Polish: “Takab”
  • Russian: “Текаб”
  • South Azerbaijani: “تکاب”
  • South Azerbaijani: “تیکان‌تپه”
  • Swedish: “Takāb”
  • Tajik: “Takob”
  • Tajik: “Такоб”
  • Turkish: “Takab”
  • Urdu: “تکاب”
  • Western Panjabi: “تکاب”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Takab”. Photo: Mr.morteza, CC BY-SA 4.0.