Biblical place
Where was Media?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Hagmatana.
First appears in Ezra 6:2 · 5 books · 7 chapters
Overview
Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell Hagmatana.
Media 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 5 books, with 11 verse references 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 Media today
Travel to Media, the modern-day Tell Hagmatana.
Media 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.
Media 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.