Hamadan
city in Hamadan Province, Iran
Hamadān[2] (pronounced [hæmædɒːn]) or Hamedān (Persian: همدان, Hamedān) (Old Persian: Haŋgmetana, Ecbatana) is the capital city of Hamadan Province in Iran.
Hamadan
همدان Ancient names: Ecbatana, Hangmatana | |
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city | |
 The Tomb of Avicenna | |
  Hamadan Hamedan in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
References
change- ↑ "معارفه سرپرست شهرداري همدان". Municipality.hamadan.ir (in Persian). Hamedan Municipality. Retrieved 18 February 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Multiple Authors (April 18, 2012). "HAMADĀN". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 18 April 2015.