Meshgin Shahr (Persian: مشگين شهر, also Romanized as Meshgīn Shahr and Meshkīn Shahr, also simply Mishgin; formerly Khiav (Persian: خياو), also Romanized as Kheyāv, Khīāv, Khiov, Khīyāv, and Khiyov) is a city in and the capital of Meshgin Shahr County, in Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 61,296, in 14,920 families.