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.
The Old Market of Hamedan
Listings markets and
shopping centers of each
town always is
attractive for tourists
because it is necessary
to buy requirements,
spending leisure time,
buying souvenirs as a
valuable gift for
friends and relatives
and also a precious
memorial of handicrafts,
symbols of tourism. In
addition, the
attractiveness of
watching the cultural,
social and economical
affairs could not be
ignored. For these
reasons, People are
interested in visiting
the traditional old
markets in addition 10
modern shopping centers.
Hamedan market is an
urban collection of 36
bazaars and Raste
bazaars and 26 Semis and
caravansaries; most of
them were built in
Ghajar style. They cover
300 hectares in two
parts; wholesaling and
retailing. There are
also mosques, bathes,
Zoorkhaneh (a place in
which a kind of Iranian
old sport is exercised),
teahouses, etc. In the
past special kind of
goods has been sold in
each caravansary, but
nowadays it is not so.
Some shops were used
only for selling and
distributing goods and
the others were
workshops like
Mesgarkhaneh and
Halabisazkhaneh.
