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Hamadan (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 34 47 57 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.7990 decimal degrees |
| Long: 048 30 52 E degrees minutes |
Long: 48.5140 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located at the northeastern foot of Mount Alvand. According to the poet Ferdowsi, Hamadān was built by King Jamshid. It became a major city on the ancient Silk Road. It was taken by Cyrus II the Great of Persia 550 BCE and became a Median capital. Alexander the Great in 330 BCE later captured the city. Hamadān was again captured, first by the Arabs in 641 or 642 CE, and then later by the Mongols around 1220 CE. In 1386, Timur, the Turkish conqueror, destroyed the city. In the 17th century, the city was partially restored, and frequently changed hands between the Iranians and the Ottomans. Today the city is known for its medallion schemed rugs. Historic sites in the region include the Stone Lion (Parthian Monument), Avicenna Memorial Tomb (built in 1954, manuscript library, Qajar tomb), Ganjnameh Epigraphes (Darius's inscriptions on Alvand Mountain in Abbasabad valley), and the Alavid Dome (Islamic monument from Saljuk period). |
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| Hamadān (preferred,C,V,display,O,Persian-Farsi (transliterated)-P)
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| Hamadan (C,V,English-P)
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| همدان (C,V,Persian-Farsi-P,U)
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| המדאן (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Ecbatana (C,U)
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| Hamedān (C,U,Persian-Farsi)
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| Bit Daiukki (H,O)
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Iran (nation) (P) |
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Hamadan (inhabited place) (P) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded 8th century BCE |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Media kingdom, 8th century BCE ; of Seljuq sultans in 12th century |
| royal residence (H) |
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summer residence of the Achaemenidian rulers |
| regional capital (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| located on .... |
Silk Road .......... (road) |
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(World) [7031416] |
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Ecbatana .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Iran, Hamadān) [8711792] |
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