Ashtian آشتيان
city
Ashtian
Coordinates: 34°31′19″N 50°00′22″ECoordinates: 34°31′19″N 50°00′22″E
Country	Iran
Province	Markazi
County	Ashtian
Bakhsh	Central
Population (2006)
• Total	8,324
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Ashtian (Persian: آشتيان‎, also Romanized as Āshtīān and Ashtīyan)^[1] is a city in and the capital of Ashtian County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,324, in 2,597 families.^[2]

Ashtian lies in a fertile agricultural district, watered by surface streams andqanats. The region is a famous one for carpet-weaving. Among its historical monuments is the remains of a fortress and a Safavid era caravanserai. Several learned men and religious figures have stemmed from Ashtian. Abbas Eqbāl Ashtiani (عباس اقبال آشتیانی), a celebrated Iranian literary figure, and Abdolkarim Gharib, founder of geological research in Iran, were born in Ashtian. Father of Dr Mohammad Gharib, founder of modern Paediatrics in Iran, was also a native of Ashtian.

The people of Ashtian speak a peculiar Persian dialect known as Ashtiani. They follow the Shia branch of Islam.