History

This is one of the oldest cities in the world, Hamadan. Founded in the 12th century BC. By 700 BC, it became the first capital of Iran, later chosen by the Achaemenid and Parthian Empires as their summer capital. Over the centuries, it was looted by Alexander the Great, sacked by… pic.twitter.com/F3j2croCuV

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