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Most cities of the Province especially Hamedan, Nahavand and Toyserkan are very ancient. Herodot, Greek historian Called Hamedan as Ekbatan and said that Diaeco (founder of Median dynasty) has built it. Achamenidae called Hamedan Hegmataneh (place to assemble) and chose it as their capital. As you read in history of Iran, Hamedan was the first capital of the first government in Iran. Archeological excavations in Gyan Hill (Nahavand), site of Habakuk the Prophet and his immigration to Tuyserkan (about 700 BC), Babakamal historical hill in Tuyserkan, Nooshijan historical hill near Malayer show the antiquity of these three cities. Various cultural and historical monuments in Hamedan cause that in the date of April 21th , 1991 in the Nation Supreme Council of Architecture & Urbanism meeting,This city has recognition as one of the six historical and cultural cities of the country.

			Geographical Features and Human Resources of Hamedan Township

Hamedan Township, with an area of 4118 square kilometers, is located between Mount Alvand slopes toward the eastern border of the province. Its Far East is on the 49^o 27’ and its far west Is on the 48^o 20’, between 34^o 35’ and 35^o 10’ parallel of northern altitude.
Hamedan Township is bounded on the north by Razan and Kabudarahang, on the south by Tuyserkan and Malayer on the east by markazi province and on the west Bahar.

Mount Alvand is located on the southern side of Hamedan and natural boundary between Hamedan City and Tuyserkan, some parts of Razan and Famanin plains, Ghahavand, Dasht-e Nashar are stretched along them. The highest peak with an altitude of 3584 meters and the lowest part is AmrAbad- the region where Gharah Chai River floes out of the province with an altitude of 1600 meters. The average altitude of Hamedan Township is 1820 meters.
According the latest census of 1996, the population of Hamedan Township is 563466 with the population density of 136.8 per sqkm. It consists of five cities ( Hamedan, Maryanaj, Famenin and joraghan), 3 countries and 12 rural districts. Persian language is spoken in the cities, and in villages, they speak Turkish.

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