Most cities of the Province
especially Hamedan, Nahavand and Toyserkan
are very ancient. Herodot,
Greek historian Called Hamedan as Ekbatan and said that
Diaeco (founder of Median dynasty) has built it.
Achamenidae called Hamedan Hegmataneh (place to
assemble) and chose it as their capital. As you read in
history of Iran, Hamedan was the first capital of the
first government in Iran. Archeological excavations in
Gyan Hill (Nahavand), site of Habakuk the Prophet and
his immigration to Tuyserkan (about 700 BC), Babakamal
historical hill in Tuyserkan, Nooshijan historical hill
near Malayer show the antiquity of these three cities.
Various cultural and historical monuments
in Hamedan cause that in the
date of April 21th , 1991 in the Nation Supreme
Council of Architecture&
Urbanism meeting,This city has
recognition as one of the six historical and
cultural cities of the country.
Imam Khomeini Square
In 1929 a German civil
engineer. Carl Frish,
designed this square
which is located in the
center of Hamedan , and
it was built during
1931-1934. The buildings
around the square are
similar to the buildings
around Hasan Abad Square
in Tehran and in Baroque
style (in a highly
decorated style that was
fashionable in Europe
during 19th and 20th
century).
Six
regular 30 meters
streets with the angles
of 60 degrees are
radiating from !.his
square. Names of these
streets are: Ekbatan,
Babataher. Shariati .•
Buali. Takhti, Sbohada .
At the beginning of each
street, around the
square there are metal
domes that 12 boards in
the name of twelve
Shiite's religion
leaders have been seen
beside them. These
cities in Civil
Geography are called
radial cities with
concentric circles.
Hamedan Imam Khomeini
square is the only
sample of these kinds in
Iran.
