In the 11th century, the Seljuks shifted their capital from Baghdad to Hamadan. However, the city regained its former glory under the rule of the Buyid ruler Fanna Khusraw. In 642 the Battle of Nahavand took place and Hamadan fell into the hands of the Muslim Arabs.ĭuring the rule of the Buyid dynasty, the city suffered much damage. After the Parthians, the Sassanids constructed their summer palaces in this city. Because it was a mile above sea level, it was a good place to preserve leather documents.ĭuring the Parthian era, Ctesiphon was the capital of the country, and Hamadan was the summer capital and residence of the Parthian rulers. Its ancient name of Ecbatana is used in the Ezra text. Hamadan is mentioned in the biblical book of Ezra ( Ezra 6:2) as the place where a scroll was found giving the Jews permission from King Darius to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. It then became one of several capital cities of the Achaemenid Dynasty. 1100 BC, the time of Assyrian King Tiglath-pilesar I, but is certainly mentioned by Herodotus who says that the king of Media Diokes built the city of Agbatana or Ekbatana in the 7th century BC.' It may conceivably, but improbably, be mentioned in cuneiform texts from ca. History įurther information: Ecbatana and Timeline of Hamadan 16th century map of Hamadan by Matrakçı NasuhĪccording to Clifford Edmund Bosworth, 'Hamadan is a very old city. The main language in the city is Persian. The major sights of this city are the Ganj Nameh inscription, the Avicenna monument and the Baba Taher monument. The old city and its historic sites attract tourists during the summer to this city, located approximately 360 kilometres (220 miles) southwest of Tehran. The city is 1,850 meters above sea level. Hamadan has a green mountainous area in the foothills of the 3,574-meter Alvand Mountain, in midwestern Iran. 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 believed to be among the oldest Iranian cities. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 554,406 people in 174,731 households. The following census in 2011 counted 525,794 people in 156,556 households. Hamadan or Hamedan ( English: / ˌ h æ m ə ˈ d æ n/ HAM-ə- DAN Persian: همدان, romanized: Hamedān, pronounced Old Persian: Haŋgmetana, Ecbatana) is a city in the Central District of Hamadan County, Hamadan province, Iran, serving as capital of the district, the county, and the province.Īt the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 473,149 in 127,812 households.

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