Nahavand
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Nahavand is a historic city in western Iran known as the site of a decisive 7th-century battle that contributed to the fall of the Sasanian Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nahavand canonical | 3 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Nahavand County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Nahāwand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nehavand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | continental climate ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Lorestan-Hamadan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingCountry | Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fertile plains
ⓘ
historical ruins ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | Battle of Nahavand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContinuity | inhabited since antiquity ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Islamic period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasanian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Arab-Muslim conquest of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Media NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOfBattle | collapse of organized Sasanian military resistance ⓘ |
| knownFor |
decisive 7th-century battle between Rashidun Caliphate and Sasanian Empire
ⓘ
role in the fall of the Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Luri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hamadan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Zagros Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Nahavand Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Hamadan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorCity |
Hamadan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kermanshah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Iranian plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Iranian Kurdistan (broad cultural sense) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | site of the Battle of Nahavand (c. 642 CE) ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | gateway between Mesopotamia and Iranian plateau ⓘ |
| timeZone | IRST ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | IRDT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportRole | regional road junction in western Iran ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.