Hamadan

Hamadan is a mountainous city in western Iran. It is located in the Central District of Hamadan County in Hamadan province, serving as the capital of the province, county, and district. As of the 2016 Iranian census, it had a population of 554,406 people¹ in 174,731 households. Hamadan is believed to be among the oldest Iranian cities. It was referred to in classical sources as Ecbatana (Old Persian ). It is possible that it was occupied by the Assyrians in 1100 BCE; the Ancient Greek historian, Herodotus, states that it was the capital of the Medes, around 700 BCE. Hamadan is situated in a green mountainous area in the foothills of the 3,574-meter Alvand Mountain, in midwestern Iran. The city is 1,850 meters above sea level. It is located approximately southwest of Tehran. The old city and its historic sites attract tourists during the summer. The major sights of this city are the Ganj Nameh inscription, the Avicenna monument and the Baba Taher monument. The main language in the city is Persian.

Hamadan is a mountainous city in western Iran. It is located in the Central District of Hamadan County in Hamadan province, serving as the capital of the province, county, and district. As of the 2016 Iranian census, it had a population of 554,406 people in 174,731 households. Hamadan is believed to be among the oldest Iranian cities. It was referred to in classical sources as Ecbatana (Old Persian ). It is possible that it was occupied by the Assyrians in 1100 BCE; the Ancient Greek historian, Herodotus, states that it was the capital of the Medes, around 700 BCE. Hamadan is situated in a green mountainous area in the foothills of the 3,574-meter Alvand Mountain, in midwestern Iran. The city is 1,850 meters above sea level. It is located approximately southwest of Tehran. The old city and its historic sites attract tourists during the summer. The major sights of this city are the Ganj Nameh inscription, the Avicenna monument and the Baba Taher monument. The main language in the city is Persian.

History

Demographics

Language

A majority of the population speaks the Hamadani dialect of Persian and standard Persian, with a Turkic minority.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 473,149 in 127,812 households. The following census in 2011 counted 525,794 people in 156,556 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 554,406 people in 174,731 households.

Sport

PAS Hamedan F.C. were founded on 9 June 2007, after the dissolution of PAS Tehran F.C. The team, along with Alvand Hamedan F.C., is in the Azadegan League. Some sport complexes in this city include: Qods Stadium, Shahid Mofatteh Stadium, Takhti Sport Complex and the National Stadium of Hamadan.

Education

Before the Persian Constitutional Revolution, education in Hamadan was limited to some Maktab Houses and theological schools. Fakhrie Mozafari School was the first modern school of Hamadan, which was built after that revolution. Alliance and Lazarist were also the first modern schools founded by foreign institutions in Hamadan. Some of the popular universities in Hamadan include: Bu-Ali Sina University Hamadan Medical University Hamadan University of Technology Islamic Azad University of Hamadan

Notable people

Hamadan celebrities are divided into 3 categories: pre-Islamic, post-Islamic and contemporary people. Shahla Sarshar شهلا سرشار, Iranian singer "Hear Our Prayer" Patrick O Hearn Jamshid Barzegar, author, Journalist

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Hamadan is twinned with:

Gallery

See also

Ganjnameh Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani Baba Tahir Ali-Sadr Cave Hamadan International Airport Wojtek (bear)

References

Bibliography

Bibliography of the history of Hamadan

External links

Ecbatana, Photos from Iran, Livius . Gandj Nameh, Photos from Iran, Livius . The Bisotun inscription, Photos from Iran, Livius . Photos from Hamadan City Hamadan: Older than history Hamadan; Capital of Median Empire Iconos satellite photo (January, 2005) Google Satellite Picture Hamedan Cultural Heritage Organization Hegmataneh Official Website Hamadān entries in the

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