Hashatjin

Hashjin (Persian: هشجين, also Romanized as Hashjin; also known as Heshajeyn, Heshajīn, Heshīīn, Hīshen, Shain, and Shein, is a city in, and the capital of, Khvoresh Rostam District of Khalkhal County, Ardabil province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Khvoresh Rostam-e Shomali Rural District.

Hashatjin
Persian: هشجين
City
Hashatjin
Coordinates: 37°22′10″N 48°19′23″E
CountryIran
ProvinceArdabil
CountyKhalkhal
DistrictKhvoresh Rostam
Population
 (2016)
  Total5,725
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Websiteagdag.ir
Hashatjin at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 census, its population was 4,518 in 1,199 households. The following census in 2011 counted 4,578 people in 1,309 households. The 2016 census showed a population of 5,725 people in 1,775 households. It is located east of the Qizil Üzan river, in the Alborz (Elburz) mountain range. Sheikh Hekmatollah Ramezani is the imam of Sheikh Mohammad Ghoreyshi mosque.

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