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.

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Label Occurrences
Nahavand canonical 3

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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

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Battle of Nahavand place Nahavand
Hamedan Province hasCity Nahavand
Iraq-i Ajam hasMajorCity Nahavand