kids encyclopedia robot

Ecbatana facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Ecbatane - general view
Some remains of Ecbatana

Ecbatana was an ancient Iranian city. It was the capital city of the Median Empire. There is a modern Iranian city that was built in the same place as Ecbatana. It is called Hamadan.

Images for kids

  • Excavations in Ecbatana

    Excavations in Ecbatana

  • Abdoli

    The New Fire Temple of Shiyan Malayer is the only surviving relic of the Medes era in Hagmatāna

  • Hegmataneh1

    Part of the Hagmatāna underground city on the Hagmatāna hill

  • Hegmataneh

    The main explored in site of the Hagmatāna Hills

  • Ekbatana (forse), phraakates e musa, dracma, 2 ac-4 dc ca

    Ekbatana (forse), phraakates e musa, dracma, 2 ac-4 dc ca

  • Hegmataneh3

    A human skeleton in Hagmatāna Museum which is kept as it was found

  • Hegmataneh2

    Food and water jars kept in Hagmatāna Museum

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Ecbatana para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Ecbatana Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.