Hegmataneh Hill (Ecbatana)

Iran / Hamadan /
 city, museum, hill, ancient, place with historical importance, interesting place
Excavated Ancient Ekbatana City
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecbatana
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Coordinates:   34°48'14"N   48°31'2"E

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  • Ecbatana (Old Persian: Haŋgmatana, Greek: Ἀγβάτανα Agbatana in Aeschylus and Herodotus, elsewhere Ἐκβάτανα Ekbatana, Agámtanu by Nabonidos, and Agamatanu at Behistun; modern Hamadan, Iran) (literally: the place of gathering; Hebrew: אַחְמְתָא, Modern Aẖmeta Tiberian ʼAḥməṯā; Latin: Ecbatana) is supposed to be the capital of Astyages (Istuvegü), which was taken by the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great in the sixth year of Nabonidus (549 BC).
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