World Heritage Identification Number: 1716
World Heritage since: 2024
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇮🇷 Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Continent: Asia
UNESCO World Region: Asia and the Pacific
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Ancient Hegmataneh: A Glimpse into the Rich History of the Medes and Persian Empires
The archaeological remains of Hegmataneh, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2024, offer a captivating window into the rich history of the Medes civilization and the subsequent Persian empires that ruled over this region. Situated in northwestern Iran, Hegmataneh's continuous habitation spans close to three millennia, making it a significant historical site that sheds light on the cultural, political, and economic developments of the ancient world.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
The archaeological remains of ancient Hegmataneh are located in northwestern Iran. Continuously inhabited for nearly three millennia, Hegmataneh provides important and rare evidence of the Medes civilization in the 7th and 6th centuries BCE and later served as a summer capital of Achaemenid, Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanian rulers.Encyclopedia Record: Ecbatana
Ecbatana was an ancient city, the capital of the Median kingdom, and the first capital in Iranian history. It later became the summer capital of the Achaemenid and Parthian empires. It was also an important city during the Seleucid and Sasanian empires. Ecbatana was located in the Zagros Mountains, the east of central Mesopotamia, on Hagmatana Hill. Its strategic location and resources probably made it a popular site even before the 1st millennium BC. It is identified with the current city of Hamadan.Additional Site Details
Area: Not available
(iii) — Unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition
Coordinates: 34.8023888889 , 48.5166861111
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