Asadabad, Iran
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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]
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) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 51,304 in 12,583 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 55,024 people in 15,164 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 55,703 people in 16,765 households.[2]
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.[7]