Hamadan, Iran
🇮🇷 Hamadan is the capital city of Hamadan Province of Iran. The majority of people living in Hamadan identify as ethnic Persians. Hamedan is believed to be among the oldest Iranian cities. 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 has a green mountainous area in the foothills of the 3,574-meter Alvand Mountain, in the midwest part of Iran. The city is 1,850 meters above sea level. The special nature of this old city and its historic sites attract tourists during the summer to this city, located approximately 360 km (220 miles) south-west of Tehran. The major sights of this city are the Ganj Nameh inscription, the Avicenna monument and the Baba Taher monument. The majority of the population is Persian; however, there is a considerable Azerbaijani minority.
Tehran Time
Hamadan has a population of over 783,300 people. Hamadan also forms the centre of the wider Hamadan Province which has a population of over 1,758,268 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Hamadan has links with:
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🇺🇸 North Little Rock 34.767
Locations Near: Hamadan 48.5148,34.7968
🇮🇷 Dowlatābād 48.817,34.283 d: 63.4
🇮🇷 Malayer 48.817,34.283 d: 63.4
🇮🇷 Borujerd 48.9,33.883 d: 107.6
🇮🇷 Khorramabad 48.35,33.483 d: 146.8
🇮🇷 Arak 49.683,34.083 d: 133.3
🇮🇷 Kermanshah 47.05,34.3 d: 145.1
Antipodal to: Hamadan -131.485,-34.797
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17390
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15481.6
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15360.6
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15500.2
🇨🇱 San Pedro de la Paz -73.1,-36.833 d: 14829.6
🇨🇱 Valdivia -73.233,-39.8 d: 14923.2
🇨🇱 Concepción -73.05,-36.817 d: 14824.8
🇨🇱 Chiguayante -73.017,-36.917 d: 14825