[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” top_divider_style=”wave2″ top_divider_height=”6px” bottom_divider_style=”waves2″ bottom_divider_height=”6px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_menu menu_id=”77″ admin_label=”menu tour” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” z_index=”500″ sticky_position=”top” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_menu][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” top_divider_style=”wave2″ top_divider_color=”#233256″ top_divider_height=”10px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”8px|20px||20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_tabs module_id=”citta” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|4px||0px|false|false” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_tab title=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”title” _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The magic of the mountainous landscape in which Hamadan is located also permeates the city streets. Unlike Tehran, the city is orderly, the air is clean, the temperature is acceptable and the people are relaxed.
\nIt is located at an altitude of 1800 metres and is considered the oldest city in Iran. The ancient Ecbatana, the summer capital of the kings of Persia, was located here, and Alexander the Great also passed through.<\/p>\n
Hamadan is a city that has existed since at least the second millennium BC. The ancient capital was once called Ecbatana.<\/p>\n
Hamadan is home to many historical sites and is a must-see for those who want to discover the west of the country.
\nThe rock inscription of Ganjnameh, engraved on the side of Mount Alvand outside the city, bears witness to its ancient origins as the ruins of Ecbatana.<\/p>\n
The tomb of Esther and Mordechai testifies to the history of the Jews in Iran, going back to the earliest times. Finally, the tomb of Avicenna is a tribute to this medieval scholar who knew philosophy and astronomy and whose treatise on medicine was used in Europe until the 17th century.
\nHamadan is mentioned in the Bible (Ezra 6: 1-3) and there is a Jewish tradition in the city. However, Esther’s reputed tomb there is actually that of Queen Shushandukt or Suzan, the wife of King S\u0101s\u0101nian Yazdegerd I (died 420 AD) This and the famous tomb of Mordechai, Esther’s uncle, are both places of pilgrimage.<\/p>\n
The city was conquered by the Arabs in 641 or 642 and remained the provincial capital for several centuries. During this period, the city was home to some of the great thinkers and artists of the Islamic period. The poet and anthologist Ab\u016b Tamm\u0101m composed his \u1e24am\u0101sah there in the early 10th century. The famous writer al-Hamadh\u0101n\u012b was born there a generation later, as was the great Persian-language poet B\u0101b\u0101 \u1e6c\u0101hir, whose mausoleum is in the city.[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”MAP” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]