Hamadan

[ ham-uh-dan; Persian ha-ma-dahn ]

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noun

Hamadān

/ ˈhæməˌdæn /

city in W central Iran, at an altitude of over 1830 m (6000 ft): changed hands several times from the 17th century between Iraq, Persia, and Turkey; trading centre. Pop: 508 000 (2005 est)

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The cleric was apparently a member of the government-run Friday Prayers Committee in Hamadan province.

The column was re-formed at Sain Kaleh and proceeded by easier stages 200 miles further southward to Hamadan.

From that mountain to Hamadan is a journey of ten days; this was the metropolis of Media, and contains about fifty thousand Jews.

Hamadan, which is now in a state of ruin, is said to stand on or near the site of the ancient Ecbatana.

Its site can no longer be fixed with certainty, though many explorers agree in identifying it with the modern Hamadan.

The merchant, a venerable and pious Moslem, was ushered into the presence of the Governor of Hamadan.

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