Biblical place
Where was Persia?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Hagmatana.
First appears in 2 Chronicles 36:20 · 5 books · 14 chapters
Overview
Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell Hagmatana.
Persia is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Hagmatana. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Chronicles 36:20 and is mentioned across 5 books, with 27 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 Persia today
Travel to Persia, the modern-day Tell Hagmatana.
Persia 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.
Persia 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.
Key passages
Appears in
6 chapters · 12 verse mentions
2 chapters · 5 verse mentions
3 chapters · 5 verse mentions
1 chapter · 3 verse mentions
2 chapters · 2 verse mentions