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Hamadan and Ali Sadr Caves

A September 1999 trip to Hamadan by walkman

Tables left by king Xerxes Photo - Ali Sadr Cave, Hamadan, Iran More Photos
Quote: One friend of mine who lives in Malayer (lovely small city 60 km to the south of Hamadan) took me to see Hamadan and Ali Sadr Caves. These are very nice and worth to see places.

Hamadan and Ali Sadr Caves

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The caves and tables of ancient kings of Persia in Ali Sadr, and the Ali Abu Sinna tomb in Hamadan.

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Ali Sadr Cave

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Translation of one of those table. Photo - Ali Sadr Cave, Hamadan, Iran
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Ali Sadr Caves is set of caves and mountain paths with waterfalls around them near Hamadan. It's famous because of two tablets with scripts written in the ancient Persian alphabet left by king Xerxes and his son (as I remember, but maybe I made a mistake). We visited it in the evening, what is not the best time to do so, because it's oriented to the east and behind this place there are hills so it's quite dark in the evening. Still it was worth it to visit it. Not only because of those sights there, but for the atmosphere the place has. In the heart of the desert lies a waterfall. I was excited when I saw it. Nice calm atmosphere lies all around you and I would fall asleep if my friend wouldn't distur...Read More

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Ali Sadr Cave
100 Km North of Hamedan
Hamadan, Iran

Ali Abu Sinna tomb

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Ali Abu Sinna Tomb Photo - Ali Abu Sinna tomb, Hamadan, Iran
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Maybe you don't know that guy called Ali Abu Sinna. In Europe and the western world he's known as Avicenna. Do you know him? He's the founder of modern medicine. The tomb in Hamadan, the city where he was born and where he's buried, is quite a nice building. It has pyramidal shape and you can admire sunbeams playing between columns of the tomb. It is a city with great atmosphere.

The price for locals was 5.000 IRR, which is about 60 cents. For foreigners it's about 15.000 IRR (2 USD), so it's better to find some local who will carry you with him and who buys you a ticket for those 5.000 IRR.

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on July 27, 2000

Ali Abu Sinna tomb
Central part of Hamadan
Hamadan, Iran

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Near Ali Sadr Caves you can meet many people selling ice creams. You'll say: 'Hmmm... that's quite usual.' Yes it is, but I never ate ice-cream like I ate there. Iranians there were saying that it is with something called 'cardamon,' still I do not know what it is. It was like small strips of something what tasted very sweet. After that experience, I never found ice cream like that in Iran (and I tried to). It was really delicious.

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Bratislava, Slovakia

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