Asadabad, Iran

Asadabad, Iran

A disputed birthplace and a Sasanian royal past give Asadabad, Iran its 4 connections with 165 places across 3 topics. The 10th-century traveler Abu Dolaf Khazraji recorded that Mardanshah, son of the Sasanian ruler Khosrow II, lived here. Scholars debate whether Jamal al-Din al-Afghani was born in this city near Hamadan or in a similarly named town in Afghanistan. The Kuh-e Alvand, part of the Zagros mountains, separates Asadabad and Hamadan. Iraq, Iran, and Egypt share many connections with Asadabad.