Takab (Persian: تكاب‎, Kurdish: تکاو; and ; also Romanized as Takāb; also known as Azerbaijani: Tikan Təpə) is a city in and the capital of Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 43,702, in 10,078 families. Its ancient name was Shiz. The main spoken language is Azeri Turkish.