Ekbatan

Ekbatan Town is a planned town in western , . It is located approximately five kilometers west of central Tehran.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: neighborhood in Tehran, Iran
  • Also known as: “Ekbatan (Tehran)”, “Ekbatan Complex”, “Ekbatan, Tehran”, and “Shahrak-e Ekbātān”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Eram Park Zoo and Eram-e Sabz.

Zoo
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The Tehran Zoological Garden, also known as Eram Zoo, is located 4 km on the Tehran–Karaj Freeway in the , , . Inaugurated in 1992, the zoo covers an area of 4.5 ha and houses over 290 species.

Metro station
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Metro Station is a station in Metro Line 4 and Line 5. It is located north of Tehran-Karaj Freeway and Ekbatan. It is the western terminus of Line 4, next to Shahrak-e Ekbatan Metro Station and it is between Azadi Stadium Metro Station and Sadeghieh Metro Station on Line 5.

Metro station
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is a station in Metro Line 4. It is located on Lashgari Expressway next to Shahrak-e Bimeh. It is between and Shahrak-e Ekbatan Metro Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include District 9 and District 18.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 5 km south of Ekbatan.

Suburb
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is one of 22 central districts of Tehran County in Tehran Province, . This district is limited to Kan River and lands of District 22 in the west and to Mohammad Ali Jenah and Ashrafi Esfahani highways in the east. is situated 6 km north of Ekbatan.

Ekbatan

Latitude
35.70832° or 35° 42′ 30″ north
Longitude
51.3041° or 51° 18′ 15″ east
Elevation
1,225 metres (4,019 feet)
Open location code
8H7HP853+8J
Geo­Names ID
10865418
Wiki­data ID
Q1003150
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Uzbek—“Ekbatan” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ekbatan”
  • Catalan: “Ekbatan”
  • Dutch: “Ekbatan”
  • French: “Ekbatan”
  • German: “Ekbatan”
  • German: “Ekbātān”
  • German: “Shahrak-e Ekbatan”
  • Hebrew: “אקבאטן”
  • Persian: “اکباتان”
  • Persian: “شهرک اکباتان”
  • Persian: “فاز دو شهرک اکباتان”
  • Persian: “فاز سه شهرک اکباتان”
  • Persian: “فاز یک شهرک اکباتان”
  • Turkish: “Ekbatan”
  • Uzbek: “Ekbatan”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kūy-e Bīmeh-ye Bāzargānān and Shahrak-e Parvāz.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kānīzonow Khorram and Eram Amusement Park.

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