Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Shopping
Hamadan region is famous for its leatherwork, wooden inlay, ceramics and carpets. Try
contacting the
Union of Carpet Co-operatives
( 252 8622)
if you can't find what you
want in the rather tatty carpet bazaar. Several
pottery shops
(Baba Taher Sq)
sell colour-
ful, locally famous pottery from Lalejin.
Information
Internet access
Coffeenet Rozhan
(Takhti St; per hr US$1; 9am-2pm & 4-9pm)
Handy for the Arian
Hotel.
Sib Coffeenet
(Khaje Rashid Blvd; per hr US$1; 9am-10pm)
Good connection. Three
other coffeenets are within a block.
Post
Main Post Office
(Buali St)
Sub Post Office
(Khaje Rashid Blvd)
Telephone
Telephone office
(Mahdiyeh St)
Take a shuttle taxi down Shari'ati St.
Tourist Information
Ali Sadr Travel Agency
( 828 2011; Khaje Rashid Blvd; 9am-1pm & 4-7.30pm
Sat-Thu, 10am-noon Fri)
Although a commercial agency, the English-speaking staff are
super-friendly and happy to answer general questions.
Hamadan Cultural Heritage Organisation
(Sazemane Jahangardi; 827 4771;
www.hamedan.ichto.ir
,
in Farsi; Gagh-e Nazari, Aref Qazvini St; 8.30am-noon &
2-5pm Sat-Thu, 8-11am Fri)
Staff speak minimal English but merrily load up visitors with
beautiful books and pamphlets as though it were Christmas. It's located in a delightful Qa-
jar mansion with gardens.
Visa Extensions
Passport Office
(Edareh Gozannameh; 826 2025; 1st fl, Khaje Rashid Blvd;
8.30am-2.30pm Sat-Thu)
The austere concrete building looks forbidding behind high
