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.
Emamzadeh Mohsen (Emamzadeh Kuh) (P.B.U.H.)
The mausoleum of Emamzadeh Mohsen is
located on a hill on the northern
foothill of Mount Alvand, at the end of
green and pleasant gardens of Barfin (Vafrajin)
so they call it Emamzadeh Kuh. It
profits by sunshine during the day
because it extends from east to west.
It is located in a distance of 15
kilometers from Hamedan and Maryanaj,
Sulan, Tooin. Mooin and Vafrajin
villages are on its road. There is no
epitaph on the iamb, but in the margin
of the wooden box his identity has been
writtcn as "Mohsen lbn-e Ali Al-Naghi
Ibn-e Al-Hossein Ibn-e Zeyd Ibn-e AI-Hassan
AI-Mojtaba (P.B.U.H.)" and also time of
making the box; 935 A.H. It was
decorated by the use of Salavat (the
sentence by which Muslims salute their
prophet Mohammad).
In this mausoleum, one of Imam Ali
followers Abu Dajanneh Ansari, was
buried, According to its technical
certification, it was built during
Ilkhanian period. 8th century. It has
been renovated and rebuilt several limes
and is similar to "Haftad-o-do Tan"
monument in Saroogb, Arak.
It has been registered as an Iranian
Historical monument No. 824 dated 25.
12. 1969.
Emamzadeh Kuh geographical position, its
green valleys and mild climate in
addition to its religion attractions
make it attractive from tourism point of
view.
