🏛️ Hegmataneh

Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Asia · Cultural · 34.80°N, 48.52°E

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. It was also an important city during the Seleucid and Sasanian empires. Ecbatana was located in the Zagros Mountains, the east of central Mesopotamia, on Hagmatana Hill. Its strategic location and resources probably made it a popular site even before the 1st millennium BC. It is identified with the current city of Hamadan.

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Country	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	34.80°N, 48.52°E · view on map

Hegmataneh is a cultural World Heritage site in Iran (Islamic Republic of), in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Hegmataneh was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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