Hamadan
Hamadān[2] (pronounced [hæmædɒːn]) or Hamedān (Persian: همدان, Hamedān) (Old Persian: Haŋgmetana, Ecbatana) is the capital city of Hamadan Province of Iran.
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همدان Ancient names: Ecbatana, Hangmatana | |
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| Coordinates: 34°48′N 48°31′E / 34.800°N 48.517°ECoordinates: 34°48′N 48°31′E / 34.800°N 48.517°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Hamadan |
| County | Hamadan |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syed Mustafa Rasul (since 2014)[1] |
| Elevation | 1,850 m (6,069 ft) |
| Population (2016 census) | |
| • Total | 554,405 |
| • Rank | 13th in Iran |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Website | www |
Hamadan Media
16th century map of Hamadan by Matrakçı Nasuh
Silver Drachma of partian king Mithradates II, aka Arsakes VIII (123-88 BCE), made in Ecbatan mint (Actual Hamedan city, Iran)*Obverse: king Mithradates represented into a greek fashion profile Reverse: greek inscription "Basileus (king) Arsakes, the philhellen", king arsakes sitting on an omphalos and holding a bow. Note that the king wear the traditional iranian hat named Bashlik, and the traditional parthian baggy trouser.
Saint Stephen and Gregory the Illuminator Church
The Saint Mary Church of Hamadan
A church in Ekbatan Hospital in Hamadan
Hamadan University of Technology, in Hamadan
Shirin Ebadi during a lecture - organized by University of Amsterdam - on 7 Nov. 2011. Photo: Persian Dutch Network
Fazlollah Zahedi and his family
ابوالحسن بنی صدر در کنفرانس هامبورگ و برمن
References
- ↑ "معارفه سرپرست شهرداري همدان". Municipality.hamadan.ir (in فارسی). Hamedan Municipality. Retrieved 18 February 2017.[dead link]
- ↑ Multiple Authors (April 18, 2012). "HAMADĀN". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 18 April 2015.