Abstract:Ekbatana Hill, with a length of 1,000 meters and width of 500 meters is located in the north east of Hamedan city. According to both Iranian and foreign archeologists and historians, Ekbatana Hill is the remains of ruined imperial palaces of ancient Hamadan belonging to the Median, Achaemenid and Parthian eras. The remains found on the hill and some gold and silver tablets indicate that it flourished during the Achaemenid era. Hamadan was to all appearances, the summer capital of pre-Islamic government; theref… Show more
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