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Hamadan township being in
the vicinity of the Alvand mountains has a cold, mountainous climate,
with snowy winters and short mild summers. The city of Hamadan is the
center of the province and is at a distance of 337 km. from Tehran. The
structures of city is related to 'Diya Aku' one of the monarchs of the
Medes, about (700 BC.).
According to the records of a reputed Greek
historian, this territory was called 'Ekbatan' and 'Hegmataneh' by this
monarch . Thus being transformed into a huge capital, which was later
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During the Parthian era, 'Teesfoon
was the capital of the country, and Hamadan the summer capital and
residence of the Parthian rulers. After the Parthians, the Sassanids
constructed their summer palaces in Hamadan.
In the year 23 AH. when the
war of Nahavand took place and Hamadan came into the hands of the Arabs,
at times it thrived and at times witnessed poverty. In the times of the
Deylamites (319 AH.) , it suffered plenty of damages.
In the 6th century
AH., the Seleucidians shifted their capital from Baqdad to Hamadan.
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The city of Hamadan which
was always assaulted by the rise and fall of powers, was completely
destroyed during the Teimooride invasion. During the Safavid era the
city thrived.
Thereafter, in the year 1138 AH., Hamadan surrendered to
the Ottomans, but due to the courage and chivalry of Nader Shah Afshar,
Hamadan was cleared off the invaders and according to the peace treaty
between Iran and the Ottomans , it was returned to Iran.
The city of
Hamadan lay on the 'Silk Road' and even in the last centuries enjoyed
good prospects in commerce and trade being on the main road network in
the western region of the country. |
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