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.
Religious and Pilgrimage Attraction
Emamzadeh
Abdollah (P.B.U.H.)
The mausoleum of Emamzadeh Abdollah is
located in the center of square of the
same name in I-1amedan and two
Emamzadehs were buried there, a father
and his son: Ahmad
...
Emamzadeh
Hossein (Shahzadeh Hossein) (P.B.U.H.)
A emamzadch Hossein mausoleum, known as
Shahzadeh Hossein, is located at the
beginning of Shohada Street, Imam
Khomeini Square. It was not long ago
that people believed he was
...
Emamzadeh
Mohsen (Emamzadeh Kuh) (P.B.U.H.)
The mausoleum of Emamzadeh Mohsen is
located on a hill on the northern
foothill of Mount Alvand, at the end of
green and pleasant gardens of Barfin (Vafrajin)
so they call it
...
Emamzadeh
Yahya (P.B.U.H)
Emamzadeh Yahya mausoleum is located in
a part of the city of the same name in
the middle of Madani Boulevard.
There is no writing on the Emamzadeh
Yahya's building inscriptions...
Massjed-e
Jame' of Hamedan (Jame' Mosque)
This mosque is located at the beginning
of Ekbatan street, near Imam Khomeini
square. According to a tablet located on
the front of the Mosque's big Ivan
(entrance). it was built in
...
Hamedan
Churches
There are two churches in Hamedan for
Assyrians and Armenians. (religious
minorities)St. Raphael catholic church
and St. Gregory Armenian church. The
former was founded in ...
