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Historical background of
Hamedan |
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Commercial and Economical Attractions |
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Agriculture, Forest and Range in Hamedan
Province |
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In the past, there were
large forests in Hamedan
province. At the
present, there are some
along Zagrus mountain
Range in Nahavand with
oak trees. Since a long
time ago, Hamedan
province was one of the
main centers for growing
grain. |
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Potato sugar beet ,
garlet, alfa alfa,
garden fruits,
especially walnut,
grape.
It is in the third rank
for the production of
grain, the seventh rank
for bardy, the third
rank for potato, the
eighth rank for sugar
beet, the first rank for
alfa alfa and the third
for grape. Walnut
gardens arc in the
second rank front the
area under cultivation,
but they are in the
first rank in
production.
The agricultural land
area in the province is
950000 hectares. It is
%6.5 of the country land
and '%4.5 of the land
under cultivation.
Dry farming is more
common in Hamedan
province, because of its
mountainous cold
climate. As surveys show
6300000 hectares of the
total farmlands of the
province are used for
dry farming and only
320000 hectares are used
as irrigated farming.
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Grain is cultivated in
%68 of farmlands. The
other corps, based on
their cultivated lands
is as follows: cereals,
forages, barely, potato,
sugar beat, etc. Gardens
are about %6.1 of total
lands.
Annual production of
province is between 2.2
to 2.8 million tons,
about %4.8 of total
production of country.
Their gross value in
2000 was 1800000000000
billions Rls and based
on the latest census of
1996 about %32 of
province workers are
active in this pan which
is %10 higher than
average in the
country"'.
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It is an ancient custom
for Iranians to buy
souvenirs during their
trips and offer them to
their relatives and
friends. In this case
and based on regional
potentials. In each town
there are special
souvenirs. |
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Handicrafts are always
considered as one of the
travel purposes and
tourism attractions,
specially, handicrafts
of countries with an old
history, excellent
cultures, arts and old
civilization like Iran.
They arc also symbols of
ideological, historical,
artistic and cultural
values and messages. In
addition to its
commemorative
characters, it is one of
the cultural exchange
ways and making them
familiar with other
countries' people. |
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Industries and Mines of Hamedan |
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Hamedan is rich in
natural mines. Its
important mines are as
follows: Granite Rocks,
lime Stone, construction
stone, feldspar, zinc,
lead, silver, gypsum,
limonite, travertine,
iron, grind stone and
cement raw materials,
Hamedan Tuyserkan
Townships along the
Mount Alvand, have the
richest granite mines of
the country. Black stone
of Tuyserkan and gray
stone of Hamedan are the
rare kinds among the
others. It is clear that
based on these rich
mineral resources, the
necessary conditions for
industrial development
arc available. |
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At
present time, Industries
of Hamedan are as
follows:
A) Light Industries
1-food industries:
(Pasteurized milk,
compote. flour, sugar,
chocolate, raisins
cleaning. cheese, etc.)
2- Glass industry
(produces different
kinds of glass.
glassware, etc.)
3- Weaving and leather
industries (socks
weaving, salambor and
gunny)
4- Cellulosic industry
(wooden decoration,
door, window, notebook,
manufacturing carton and
pasteboard)
5- Chemical industry
«plastic, nylon,
sanitary tissues and
liquid detergents)
6- Non-metallic mineral
industry (tile, stone
cutting. asphalt making,
china wares, and
industrial powders)
7- Power and electronic
(transformator,
highvoltage power
panels. electrical
Switches, Wallplugs,
cable)
8- Meta industry
(aluminum, joint
producing. steel cables
and threads,
conditioning system)
B) Heavy Industries:
1- Steal and cast iron
founding, two aluminum
melting, and rolling
factories and one
aluminum profile
manufacturing company.
2- Manufacturing
agricultural tools
(Lucerne liner, potato
and seed planting
machineries)
3- Manufacturing
building and road
construction tools
(stone breaker. tl1lcks,
sand granulators)
4- Manufacturing
automobile valve gate
and filter, in Serkan.
5- Manufacturing road
construction machineries
(damper, concrete mixer,
by Hamedan Steel Company
in Razan. also West
Steel Work Factory has
been constructed in Asad
Abad. |
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