Kereshteh

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

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

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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