city in W Iran: noted for carpets and rugs made there: pop. 350,000
See Hamadan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hămˌə-dănˈ, -dänˈ)
A city of western Iran west-southwest of Tehran. An ancient city, it was captured by Alexander the Great in 330 B.C. and later ruled by Seleucid kings, Romans, Byzantines, and Arabs (after A.D. 645). Population: 480,000.