Pertempuran Nahawand (bahasa Arab: معركة نهاوند, ma'rakah Nahawandi, juga dieja Nahāvand atau Nihāvand) adalah suatu pertempuran pada tahun 642 antara pasukan Arab Muslim melawan pasukan Kekaisaran Sasania.[13] Pertempuran berakhir dengan kemenangan mutlak bagi pihak Muslim, dan akibatnya pihak Persia kehilangan kota-kota di sekitar wilayah tersebut, termasuk kota penting Sephahan (kini Isfahan).
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