Malayer ( fa, ملایر, Malāyer), formerly Dowlatabad ( fa, دولتآباد, Doulatābād, also Romanized as Dowlatābād and Daūlatābād), is a city and capital of
Malayer County,
Hamadan Province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 153,748, in 40,750 families.
The second largest city of the province, Malayer has a reputation for rug weaving and has some popular parks. The biggest and historical park name is seifiyeh. Malayer is located between
Hamedan
Hamadan () or Hamedan ( fa, همدان, ''Hamedān'') (Old Persian: Haŋgmetana, Ecbatana) is the capital city of Hamadan Province of Iran. At the 2019 census, its population was 783,300 in 230,775 families. The majority of people living in Ham ...
.
Notable people
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Mohammad Mohammadi-Malayeri, Iranian historian, linguist, and literary scholar
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Enshaallah Rahmati, Iranian philosopher, thinker and translator
Gallery
Image:Malayer Museum.jpg, Malayer Museum.
Image:Abdoli.jpg, Nooshijan
Image:Malayer3.jpg, Kosar park of Malayer
Image:Pizza tower in Malayer.JPG, Replica of the Pisa tower in Malayer
Image:راه اهن ملایر.jpg, Railroad station
References
External links
Official website
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Populated places in Malayer County
Cities in Hamadan Province