Hamadan definition
A city of western Iran west-southwest of Tehran. An ancient city, it was captured by Alexander the Great in 330 bc and later ruled by Seleucid kings, Romans, Byzantines, and Arabs (after c. ad 645).
(place) City in W Iran: noted for carpets and rugs made there.
proper name
Alternative form of Hamadan.
pronoun
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Alternative Forms
Alternative Form of hamadan -
hamedan
Origin of hamadan
- From Persian همدان (Hamadân), from Middle Persian (Ahmadān), from Old Persian (Hagmatāna-).
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