Tappe-ye Hagmatāna - Ancient Ecbatana

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Ecbatana (Old Persian Hagmatana, 'gathering place'): main settlement of the Medes, modern Hamadan. See http://www.livius.org/ea-eh/ecbatana/ecbatana1.html

Capital of ancient Media; the Parthian residence has been identified.

Relevant museums

Hamadan, Museum
Hamadan, Museum
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Hamadān
Hamadan
The "Tomb of Esther and Mordechai" in Hamadan is one of the alleged sites of the grave of of Esther and Mordechai.
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Hamadān
Battle of Ecbatana in 129 BC
Battle between the Seleucids of Antiochus VII Sidetes and Parthians of Phraates II.
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Hamadān
Hamadan, Mausoleum of Bu Ali (Avicenna)
Exhibition of medical instruments and tools
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Hamadān