Biblical place
Where was Ecbatana?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Hagmatana.
First appears in Ezra 6:2 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Hagmatana.
Ecbatana is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Hagmatana. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Ezra 6:2 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 455 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Ecbatana today
Travel to Ecbatana, the modern-day Tell Hagmatana.
Ecbatana is commonly identified with Tell Hagmatana, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Ecbatana is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.