nce the capital of the Medes in
708 B.C. Hamadan is today the
burial place of Abu Ali Sina
known to the world as Avicenna,
the famous philosopher,
mathematician and physician of
the eleventh century Iran.
Tourists from all over the world
travel to Hamadan to visit Ali
Sadr water cave which is one of
the most astonishing natural
beauties of the world. The
famous shrine of Esther, the
Jewish wife of the Achaemenian
king Xerxes (486 – 465 B.C.), is
visited by the Jewish pilgrims
from all over the country.
Major Monuments
Shir Sangi
Ganj Nameh
Alavian Dome
Babataher mausoleum
lalejin village which is the
center of the pottery and
ceramics industry
