Askestan (Persian: اسكستان)[a] is a village in Shahrud Rural District of Shahrud District in Khalkhal County, Ardabil province, Iran.

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 641 in 190 households.

[4] The following census in 2011 counted 469 people in 165 households.

[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 336 people in 138 households.

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