Ekbatan
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Ekbatan Town (, ) is a planned town in western Tehran, Iran. It is located approximately five kilometers west of central Tehran.
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Ekbatan Town (, ) is a planned town in western Tehran, Iran. It is located approximately five kilometers west of central Tehran.
==Etymology== The town is named after Ecbatana, the capital city of the ancient Median Empire around 700 BC. It was the first capital of ancient Iranians to be established in West Asia, and is the ancestor of the modern city of Hamedan.
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