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Takht (etymologically from Persian تخت for "podium", "stand " or "throne")[1][2] may refer in English to:

  • Takht (Sikhism), the temporal seat of power or throne of authority in Sikhism.
  • Takht (music), the representative small musical ensemble or orchestra of Arab music.
  • Takht., the author abbreviation used for the Soviet-Armenian botanist Armen Takhtajan when citing a botanical name.[3]

Places

  • Takht Bhai, archaeologically notable remains of an ancient Buddhist monastery situated on one of the hills in Pakistan
  • Takht, Golestan, a village in Mindasht County, Golestan Province, Iran
  • Takht, North Khorasan, a village in Shrivan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran
  • Takht District, an administrative subdivision of Hormozgan Province, Iran
  • Takht Rural District, an administrative subdivision of Hormozgan Province, Iran
  • Takht-e Qeysar, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
  • Takht-e Tuk, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
  • Takht-e-Sulaiman – a mountain peak in Pakistan
  • Takht-i-Suleiman – archaeologically notable remains of an ancient temple and citadel in northwestern Iran

References

  1. ^ [author missing] [year needed]. The encyclopedia of Sikhism, Page 193.
  2. ^ Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm Uqlīdisī [year needed]. The arithmetic of al-Uqlīdisī, Page 351.
  3. ^ "IPNI Author Query Results". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2012-03-23.