Hamedan City

in Hamadan province
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Hamedan
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Hamedan
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Hamedan
Alisadr Cave - Hamedan Alisadr Cave - Hamedan (Thumbnail)
Alisadr Cave - Hamedan
The tomb of Babataher - Hamedan The tomb of Babataher - Hamedan (Thumbnail)
The tomb of Babataher - Hamedan
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Hamedan
Avicenna Mausoleum - Hamedan Avicenna Mausoleum - Hamedan (Thumbnail)
Avicenna Mausoleum - Hamedan
Qorban Historical Tower - Hamedan Qorban Historical Tower - Hamedan (Thumbnail)
Qorban Historical Tower - Hamedan
Shir Sangi (Stone Lion) - Hamedan Shir Sangi (Stone Lion) - Hamedan (Thumbnail)
Shir Sangi (Stone Lion) - Hamedan
Hamadan township being in the vicinity of the Alvand mountains has a cold, mountainous climate, with snowy winters and short mild summers. The city of Hamadan is the center of the province and is at a distance of 337 km. from Tehran.
The structures of city is related to 'Diya Aku' one of the monarchs of the Medes, about (700 BC.). According to the records of a reputed Greek historian, this territory was called 'Ekbatan' and 'Hegmataneh' by this monarch . Thus being transformed into a huge capital, which was later repaired by Darius The Great. During the Parthian era, 'Teesfoon was the capital of the country, and Hamadan the summer capital and residence of the Parthian rulers. After the Parthians, the Sassanids constructed their summer palaces in Hamadan.

In the year 23 AH. when the war of Nahavand took place and Hamadan came into the hands of the Arabs, at times it thrived and at times witnessed poverty. In the times of the Deylamites (319 AH.) , it suffered plenty of damages. In the 6th century AH., the Seleucidians shifted their capital from Baqdad to Hamadan. The city of Hamadan which was always assaulted by the rise and fall of powers, was completely destroyed during the Teimooride invasion. During the Safavid era the city thrived.

Thereafter, in the year 1138 AH., Hamadan surrendered to the Ottomans, but due to the courage and chivalry of Nader Shah Afshar, Hamadan was cleared off the invaders and according to the peace treaty between Iran and the Ottomans , it was returned to Iran. The city of Hamadan lay on the 'Silk Road' and even in the last centuries enjoyed good prospects in commerce and trade being on the main road network in the western region of the country.
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Alisadr Cave - Hamedan
The tomb of Babataher - Hamedan
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Avicenna Mausoleum - Hamedan
Qorban Historical Tower - Hamedan
Shir Sangi (Stone Lion) - Hamedan
Tomb of Baba Taher - Hamedan
Hamedan Jame Mosque
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Category: Museums, Mausoleums
The Mausoleum of Avicenna (Abu Ali Sina) is a complex located at Avicenna Square, Hamadan, Iran. Dedicated to the Iranian polymath Avicenna, the complex includes ...
Category: Caves
Alisadr is the world's largest water cave which attracts thousands of visitors every year. It is located in Ali Sadr Kabudar-ahang County about 100 kilometers north ...
Category: Mausoleums
This memorial is tomb of the great Gnostic and poet of the late 4th and early 5th centuries AH. The tomb is located on a hill in the north west of Hamadan. The ...
These inscriptions are relics from the period of 'Darius' and 'Khashayar Shah' of the Achaemenian era. The said are located 5 km. west of Hamadan ...
Category: Mausoleums
This four-sided structure houses the tombs of two of the members of the Alavian family, related to the Saljuqi period. The dome of this structure had been artistically ...
This tomb is located in the city of Hamadan near the Ebne Sina Junior School. This is the resting abode of 'Sheikh-ol-Islam Hassan Ebne Attar Hafez Abol Ala' ...
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