Asadabad, Iran
City in Hamadan province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the administrative division of Hamadan province, see Asadabad County. For other places with the same name, see Asadabad.
Asadabad (Persian: اسدآباد)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Asadabad County, Hamadan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
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Asadabad
Persian: اسدآباد | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 34°46′57″N 48°07′19″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Hamadan |
County | Asadabad |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 55,703 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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Asadabad is 54 kilometers southwest of Hamadan, the provincial capital, on the historic route from Baghdad to Hamadan and then on to Ray and Tehran. The Kuh-e Alvand, the innermost part of the Zagros mountains, separates Asadabad and Hamadan.[5]