Hamadan

Dasht-e Mishan

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Hamadan is one of the oldest cities in Western Iran, and some believe the world. The city became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2024.

Get in

By plane

There is a daily flight from Tehran.

• 1 Hamadan International Airport. (updated Nov 2021)

By train

Hamedan has a daily train service from Mashad via the capital Tehran.

• 2 Hamadan railway station (ایستگاه راه‌آهن همدان) (12 km northeast of city centre). (updated Nov 2021)

By bus

There are buses from Tehran and other major cities.

See

Tomb of Esther and Mordechai

Holy Mary Church, part of Hamadan's Christian legacy.

• 1 Ali Sadr Cave. – about 100km north of Hamadan lies this fascinating cave which is the world's largest water cave. Best toured by pedal boat. (updated Jul 2019)
• 2 Avicenna's Mausoleum (آرامگاه بوعلی سینا). Tomb of the Persian polymath Avicenna (Abu Ali Sina), includes a museum. (updated Feb 2017)
• 3 Tomb of Baba Taher. (updated Jul 2019)

• 4 Alavian Cupola (Gonbad-e Alavian). (updated Feb 2017)
• 5 Ganjnameh. is an ancient inscription which has been carved in granite, is composed of two sections. One on the left ordered by Darius I and the other on the right was ordered by Xerxes I . (updated Jul 2019)
• Estakhr-e Abbas Abad (an over-the-hill lake with a magnificent view to the city.)
• 6 Tomb of Esther and Mordechai. Believed to house the remains of the biblical Queen Esther and her uncle Mordechai, it is the most important pilgrimage site for Jews in the country. (updated Feb 2017)
• 7 Stephen Gregory Church (کلیسای گریگوری استفان). One of the churches of the Iranian-Armenians (updated Feb 2017)
• 8 Hamedan Museum of Natural History, end of Azadegan Boulevard (on the Bu Ali Sina University campus), ☏ +98 81 3442 4200. 09ː00-12ː00, 14ː30-18ː00. it has a considerable taxidermic collection of animals and insects. The museum also has an aquarium and live fish tanks. (updated Jul 2019)
• Nazari House
• Mohammadi House
• 9 Hamedan Stone Lion (Shir Sangi Hamedan). (updated Jul 2019)
• 10 Ekbatana. Excavated Ancient City (updated Jul 2019)
• 11 Borj-e Qorban. (updated Jul 2019)

Sleep

• 1 Baba Taher International Hotel, ☏ +98 81 3422 6517. Business hotel, located north of city centre. (updated Feb 2017)
• 2 Katibeh Hotel, Etam Blvd and Abbasabad Rd, ☏ +98 81 3838 1919. A modern apartment-type hotel with new furnishings. Restaurant also on site. (updated Dec 2020)

Stay safe

See also the warnings at Iran#Stay safe.

Emergency services

• Police: 110
• Fire department: 125
• EMS: 115
• Road EMS: 115 or 112