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Photographs and first-hand experiences with insight into local culture and customs, to inspire your next trip.

By Sara AhmadiSeptember 17, 20264 min read

The great physician spent his last years in Hamedan. A visit to his mausoleum is the best way to meet the man behind the Canon of Medicine.

By Sara AhmadiSeptember 13, 20263 min read

Hegmataneh hill can look like a field of mud walls. Here's how to see the ancient capital of the Medes in it.

Culture

Hamedan's favourite poet is best met at dusk, when the garden around his tomb fills with families and, sometimes, with music.

By Sara AhmadiSeptember 9, 20263 min read

By Sara AhmadiSeptember 1, 20263 min read

It has no dome and few visitors — and some of the most extraordinary carved plaster in the Islamic world.