For the administrative subdivision, see Nahavand County.
Nahavand
نهاوند
— city —
Nahavand
Coordinates: 34°11′19″N 48°22′37″ECoordinates: 34°11′19″N 48°22′37″E
Country Iran
Province Hamadan
County Nahavand
Bakhsh Central
Population (2006)
• Total 72,218
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)
Nahavand (Persian: نهاوند, also Romanized as Nahāvand, Nehāvend, and Nīhāvand)[1] is a city in and capital of Nahavand County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 72,218, in 19,419 families.[2] It is located south of Hamadan, east of Malayer and northwest of Borujerd. Nahavand is one of the oldest existing cities in Iran.