Category: Hamedan Province

Hamedan Province is one of the provinces of Iran. The capital of this province is the ancient city of Hamedan, which Herodotus mentions the date of its construction in the eighth century BC during the Median period by Diako. The Medes called this city Hegmataneh and Hamedan is the new form of Hegmataneh. Hamedan province is the fourteenth in terms of population and the twenty-third in terms of area. Its population according to the 2016 census was 1,758,268 people. The largest cities of this province are: Hamedan, Malayer. Hamedan province with an area of 20,173 square kilometers is limited to Zanjan and Qazvin provinces from the north, Lorestan province from the south, Markazi province from the east and Kurdistan and Kermanshah provinces from the west. The province is located between orbits of 33 degrees and 59 minutes to 35 degrees and 48 minutes north latitude of the equator and 47 degrees and 34 minutes to 49 degrees and 36 minutes east longitude of the Greenwich meridian and includes 9 cities, 25 districts, 30 cities, 73 It is a village and 1210 villages. Most of the residents of the province are Muslims and follow the Shiite religion. Religious minorities, such as Christians and Jews, also live in very small numbers. One of the important factors in the formation and continuation of the presence of the Jewish community in the city of Hamedan is the tomb or tomb of Esther and Mordecai. This tomb is one of the most important Jewish shrines in Iran and the world.