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![Hierarchy of Ecbatana (deserted settlement)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Ecbatana (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 34 48 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.8000 decimal degrees |
Long: 048 31 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 48.5160 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient city, located roughly near, or on, the present-day city of Hamadān. |
Names: |
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Ecbatana (preferred,C,V)
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............ | ancient Greek name |
Agbatana (C,V)
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............ | ancient Median name |
Hagmatana (C,V)
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............ | ancient Median name |
Hangmatana (C,V)
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............ | ancient Median name |
Achmeta (C,V)
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Epiphaneia (C,V)
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Ahmadan (C,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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![Hierarchy of Asia (continent)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
![Hierarchy of Īrān (nation)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Īrān (nation) (P) |
![Hierarchy of Ecbatana (deserted settlement)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Ecbatana (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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archaeological site (C) |
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inhabited place (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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capital of .... |
Media .......... (historical region) |
.................. |
(World, Asia, Īrān) [7016724] |
near/adjacent to .... |
Hamadān .......... (inhabited place) |
.............................. |
(World, Asia, Īrān, Hamadān) [7002115] |
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