[2] Ashtian lies in a fertile agricultural district, watered by surface streams and qanats.

In the past, a large number of Iranian courtiers and calligraphers were from the Tafresh and Ashtian regions.

The Mostowfi family of Ashtian occupied several roles within the Qajar and Pahlavi administrative system.

Abbās Eqbāl Āshtiyāni (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.