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Hamadan
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Ham·a·dan  (hm-dn, -dän)
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.
Hamadān, Hamedān [ˈhæməˌdæn]
n
(Placename) city in W central Iran, at an altitude of over 1830 m (6000 ft.): changed hands several times from the 17th century between Iraq, Persia, and Turkey; trading centre. Pop.: 401 281 (1998)


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