HAMADĀN,Province, governorship, and city located in the Zagros region of western Persia.

i. Geography.

ii. Population.

iii. Historical geography.

iv. Urban plan.

v. History, pre-Islamic period. See ECBATANA.

vi. History, Islamic period.

vii. Monuments.

viii. Jewish community.

ix. Jewish dialect.

x. Leather making. See LEATHER MAKING.

xi. Ceramics. See CERAMICS QAJAR PERIOD