Ecbatana

Ecbatana was an ancient city, the capital of the Median kingdom, and the first capital in Iranian history. It later became the summer capital of the Achaemenid and Parthian empires.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: ancient city that was the capital of the Median empire
  • Also known as: “Ekbatana”, “Mint of Ecbatana”, and “مرز هگمتانه”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hegmataneh Museum and Tomb of Esther and Mordechai.

Museum
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The is a tomb located in , . Iranian Jews and Iranian Christians believe it houses the remains of the biblical Queen Esther and her cousin Mordechai, and it is the most important pilgrimage site for Jews and Christians in Iran.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hamadan and Maryanaj.

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is one of the oldest cities in , and some believe the world. The city became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2024.

Neighborhood
is a city in the Central District of Hamadan County, province, . is situated 6 km northwest of Ecbatana.

Village
is a village in, and the capital of, Alvandkuh-e Sharqi Rural District of the Central District of Hamadan County, province, . is situated 7 km southeast of Ecbatana.

Ecbatana

Latitude
34.80439° or 34° 48′ 16″ north
Longitude
48.517° or 48° 31′ 1″ east
Open location code
8H6CRG38+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 625031554
Wiki­data ID
Q696193
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Yue Chinese—“Ecbatana” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἀγβάτανα”
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἐκβάτανα”
  • Arabic: “إكباتان”
  • Armenian: “Եկբատան”
  • Asturian: “Ecbatana”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ekbatan”
  • Basque: “Ekbatana”
  • Belarusian: “Экбатана”
  • Bengali: “একবাটানা”
  • Bulgarian: “Екбатана”
  • Catalan: “Abdadana”
  • Catalan: “Agamatanu”
  • Catalan: “Agbatana”
  • Catalan: “Agmadana”
  • Catalan: “Ahamatan”
  • Catalan: “Ahameta”
  • Catalan: “Bit Abdadani”
  • Catalan: “Bit-Abdadani”
  • Catalan: “Ecbàtana”
  • Catalan: “Echbatana”
  • Catalan: “Ekbatan”
  • Catalan: “Ekbatana”
  • Catalan: “Hamatan”
  • Catalan: “Hamgmatana”
  • Central Kurdish: “ئەکباتانا”
  • Central Kurdish: “ھەگمە تانە”
  • Chinese: “亦巴坦那”
  • Chinese: “厄克巴丹”
  • Chinese: “埃克巴坦那”
  • Chinese: “埃克巴塔纳”
  • Chinese: “埃克巴塔那”
  • Chinese: “爱克巴坦那”
  • Croatian: “Ekbatana”
  • Czech: “Ecbatana”
  • Czech: “Ekbatana”
  • Danish: “Agbatana”
  • Danish: “Ekbatana”
  • Dutch: “Ecbatana”
  • Dutch: “Ekbatana”
  • Esperanto: “Ekbatano”
  • Finnish: “Ekbatana”
  • Finnish: “Hamadan”
  • French: “Ecbatane”
  • Galician: “Ecbatana”
  • Georgian: “ეკბატანა”
  • German: “Agbatana”
  • German: “Ekbatana”
  • Greek: “Εκβάτανα”
  • Hebrew: “אחמתא”
  • Hungarian: “Ekbatana”
  • Indonesian: “Ekbatana”
  • Irish: “Ecbatana”
  • Italian: “Ecbatana”
  • Italian: “Ectabana”
  • Japanese: “エクバタナ”
  • Korean: “엑바타나”
  • Kurdish: “Aqbatanê”
  • Kurdish: “Ekbatana”
  • Kurdish: “ئەکباتانا”
  • Lithuanian: “Ekbatana”
  • Maltese: “Agbatana”
  • Maltese: “Ekbatana”
  • Maltese: “Hagmatana”
  • Maltese: “Hegmataneh”
  • Marathi: “एकबॅटेना”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ecbatana”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ekbatana”
  • Norwegian: “Ekbatana”
  • Persian: “اکباتان”
  • Persian: “تپه هگمتانه”
  • Persian: “هکمتانه”
  • Persian: “هگمتانه”
  • Polish: “Ekbatana”
  • Portuguese: “Acmeta”
  • Portuguese: “Ecbatana”
  • Portuguese: “Ecbátana”
  • Russian: “Хамадан”
  • Russian: “Экбатана”
  • Russian: “Экбатаны”
  • Russian: “Южная Экбатана”
  • Scots: “Ecbatana”
  • Serbian: “Екбатан”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Ekbatana”
  • Slovenian: “Ekbatana”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اکباتان”
  • Spanish: “Acmeta”
  • Spanish: “Ecbatana”
  • Spanish: “Ecbataná”
  • Spanish: “Ecbatane”
  • Swahili: “Ekbatana”
  • Swedish: “Akmatana”
  • Swedish: “Ekbatana”
  • Swedish: “Ekbetana”
  • Swedish: “Hagbatana”
  • Swedish: “Hangmatana”
  • Tajik: “Ҳагматона”
  • Tajik: “Экбатана”
  • Tajik: “Экботоно”
  • Tamil: “எகபடனா”
  • Turkish: “Ekbatan”
  • Ukrainian: “Екбатана”
  • Urdu: “ہگمتانہ”
  • Uzbek: “Hegmatona”
  • Yue Chinese: “亦巴坦那”
  • “אַחְמְתָא”
  • “𐭀𐭇𐭌𐭕𐭍”
  • “𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭”
  • “𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴”
  • “𒀝𒈠𒁕𒈾”
  • “𒆳𒀀𒃵𒋫𒉡”

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