Hamadan

See also: Hamadān

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Hamadan

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Alternative forms

• Hamadān
• Hamedan, Hamedān

Etymology

From Persian همدان (hamadân), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭 (Ahmadān), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hagmatāna-). Doublet of Ecbatana; see that entry for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæməˌdæn/

Proper noun

Hamadan

2. A city in Iran, the seat of Hamadan County's Central District and the capital of Hamadan Province.
4. A county of Iran, around the city.
6. A province in western Iran.

Synonyms

• (historical name) Ecbatana

Translations

city in Iran

Armenian: Համադան (Hamadan) Azerbaijani: Həmədan Chinese: Mandarin: 哈馬丹 / 哈马丹 (Hāmǎdān) Georgian: ჰამადანი (hamadani) German: Hamadan Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: Hemedan (ku) Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭 (Ahmadān) Parthian: 𐭀𐭇𐭌𐭕𐭍 (Ahmadān) Persian: همدان (fa) (hamadân) Russian: Хамада́н (Xamadán) Turkish: Hamedan (tr)