. "Ecbatana (/\u025Bk\u02C8b\u00E6t\u0259n\u0259/; Old Persian: \U000103C3\U000103A5\U000103B6\U000103AB\U000103A0\U000103B4 Ha\u014Bgmat\u0101na, literally \"the place of gathering\", Ancient Greek: \u1F08\u03B3\u03B2\u03AC\u03C4\u03B1\u03BD\u03B1 Agbatana in Aeschylus and Herodotus, elsewhere \u1F18\u03BA\u03B2\u03AC\u03C4\u03B1\u03BD\u03B1 Ekbatana, Ag\u00E1mtanu by Nabonidos, and Agamatanu at Behistun) was an ancient city in Media in western Iran. It is believed that Ecbatana is in Tell Hagmatana (Tappa-ye Hagmat\u0101na), near Hamedan."@en . .