World Pottery City of Iran
A group of locals believe that the Mongol army of Genghis Khan entered one of the cities of this province while passing through Hamedan and sent a group of residents of this city to China to learn the pottery from the artists of that land. These people returned to Laljin after learning pottery.
Today, Lalejin, which has earned the title of World Pottery City of Iran, is the tourist hub of Hamadan province and the center of pottery and ceramics in the Middle East. The city was formerly known by the letters Lalin and Lalon. Some researchers believe that the current name of Laljin is a modified word for Lachin.
The Lachin is a falcon-hunting bird in the black-eyed group that lives in Africa, West Asia and Southeast Europe. Of course, it seems that one of the Turkish tribes was also known by this name. Currently, a city that is officially and legally part of the Republic of Azerbaijan, but is actually part of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, is known as Lachin, and some believe that in the past, the area where Laljin is located today is the land of the Lachin Turks. have been.
Some people consider the word Lalejin to be a combination of the two words Laleh and Jin, meaning the village of Laleh. Here, it is worth mentioning that Laljin was severely destroyed twice by Mongols and Afghans throughout history.