Farsajin, Qazvin

Farsajin (Persian: فارسجين), also Romanized as Fārsajīn, Fārsījīn, Farsagin, Fārsejīn, Fārsjīn, and Parsadzhin, is a village in, and the capital of, Dodangeh-ye Olya Rural District of Ziaabad District, Takestan County, Qazvin province, Iran.

Farsajin
Persian: فارسجين
Village
Farsajin
Coordinates: 36°01′43″N 49°25′30″E
CountryIran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyTakestan
DistrictZiaabad
Rural DistrictDodangeh-ye Olya
Population
 (2016)
  Total1,860
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,849 in 575 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,312 people in 461 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,860 people in 626 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.

The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Farsajin (as Fārisjīn) as one of the main villages in the territory of Qazvin.

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