Hamedan
Hamedan province is
located in the western part of the country with an area about
19493 square kilometers. It is bounded on the north by the province of
Zanjan, on the south by Lorestan, on the east by the Centeral province and
on the west by Kermanshah and Kurdestan.
The highest and the most
famous peak in hamedan is Alvand with a height of 3754 meters. hamedan is a
cold province with long winters and mild summers. According to the latest
statistical surverys, hamedan province’s population is 1,677,957 of various
ethnic origins with their own special cultures and traditions.
Almost all the
population is muslim. In different areas they speak Persian (Farsi),
Turkish, Lori, Laki and Kurdish howevwe, all of them understand and speak
Persian.
The population of
hamedan is distibuted in the cities of hamedan (the capital of the
province), Malayer, Nahavand, Twiserkan, Kabudarahang, Assadabad, Razan and
Bahar as well as their various districts and villages.
The
occupation of city dwellers is either administrative or industrial services
and in other parts of the province agriculture constitutes the people’s main
business.
Het’s
begin the visit to hamedan province.
The
highland city of Malager is located about 90 kilometers southeast of hamedan
with a mild temperature. It is a city which is significant from the
commercial point of view for its location on the way to khuzestan. There are
some caves like Darreh Farakh and Sardkouh. And parks. It is a land of
grapes.
Nahavand is on ancient and historical city located 150 kilometers south of
hamedan. It was the site of the last war between the Iranian Sassanid troops
and the Arab muslims. There are still some remains to the ancient Nahavand
on the slopes of a hill.Nahavand had been one of the ancient centers of the
per-Argan tribes. It is a cold city with agricaltural products like grains,
fruits and famous handicrafts like rugs.
Twiserkan, located about 600 kilometers south of hamedan, is the outcome of
the merger og tree old villages, namely Twi, Serkan and Shekan. However, it
was formerly called Roudlar. The cncient hills of Baba kamal, Roudlar,
Shahrestaneh, the Salyuk dome, the Safavid building of shaykh Ali khani
school and the Qajar period’s covered bazzar, are all indicative of
Twiserkan’s historical backgrowd.
Located 50 kilometers horth of hamedan, kabudarahang is a water – rice
agricultural Zone that its development stanted a few years ago.
Assadabad was the birth place of the militant clergy Seyed Jamaleddin
Assadabadi who has an advocate of the Islamic Solidarity movement. Assadabad
is the site of Iran’s telecommunications sutellite establishments.
Razan, located about 75 kilometers northeast of hamedan is a town between
hamedan and Qazin.
People’s main business is agliculture and the main agricultural products are
grains and fruits. The famous handicrafts are rugs.
Bahar
is situated about 60 kilometers northwest of hamedan with a population about
30000. People’s main business is agliculture and they speak turkish in
different areas. Potato, garlic, watermelon and grains are the most
important agricultural products in Bahar.
hamedan is one of the oldst cities of Iran. Its historical origins date goes
b
ack
to several centuries before christ. hamedan was the summer capital of Median
and was called Ekbatan or Hegmataneh, which means a place of assembly.
Accoding to historical records, there was once a castle in this city by the
name of Haft Hessar (seven walls) which had a thousand rooms and its
grandeur equalled of the Babylon tower.
hamedan is the homeland of great scholars like Einalqozat hamedani, khajeh
Rushideddin Fazlollah, Baba Taher Orian and Mirzadeh Eshqi. The tombs of
Avicenna and Babataher are located in this city. It should be indicated that
hamedan has preserved its importance in the post Islamic period.
hamedan of today is located in a distance of 336 kilometers from Tehran on
the slopes of Mount Alvand. The city is stretched around a star – shaped
square named after Iman khomeni. Out of this square which has preserved its
beautiful style of architecture, six avenues diverge from the angles of the
stur. hamedan has been developed and renovated to a great extent in recent
years and gradually this has changed the city’s old fabric.
In
this ancient city remains have been unearthed in archaeological excavations
of Median and Achaemenid castles, forts and cities on the hills of
Hegmatanch and Mossalla. There are plenty of other historical monuments and
places to be visited by everybody. These include:
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The stone
lion: the stony lion is a big parthian monument that was originally made
like a lion.
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Avicenna Memorial Tomb: The tomb of the great Iranian scientist, Avicenna,
is in hamedan with a bulding and a dome built in 1954. There is a library
with a number of manuscripts in this building.
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Baba Taher
Memorial Tomb: The tomb of the writer of many romatic couplets, BabaTaher,
is in hamedan. It
has been built in a beautiful park northwest of hamedan.
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The Holy
Shrines: There are several mosques, mausoleums and shrines in
hamedan including Imamzadeh
Mohsen, Imamzadeh Abdullah, the Jami’ Mosque and khaneqah.
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The
Ganjnameh Epigraphs: Ganjnameh Epigraphs are two inscription which were
written on a rocky wall on Alvand mountain by kind Darius’s command during
the Achaemenian period. They are located in a beautiful valley which is
called Abbasabad.
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The
Qorban Tower: It is a 12
sided plain brick building, located in the eastern part of the city, and
there is a tomb in its crypt.
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The Tomb
of Esther and Mordecai: The tombs of two Jewish people, khashayarshah’s wife
(Esther) and her uncle (Mordecai) is in
hamedan.
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Caves:
The mountainous position of
hamedan has led the
formation of many beautiful caves of which according to specialists the
Alisadr is one of the most astonishing, located 60 kilometers north of
Hamedan.
