{"id":44382,"date":"2020-12-20T12:25:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T12:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/?p=44382"},"modified":"2026-03-25T11:32:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:32:37","slug":"hegmataneh-the-oldest-capital-city-in-persia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/hegmataneh-the-oldest-capital-city-in-persia\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegmataneh, The Oldest Capital City in Persia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It was the year 727 BC. After independence from Assyrians, the Median commanders of north and west Persia gathered to choose the first king to rule the scattered Median villages and townships and put an end to disagreements. They chose Deioces, a young judge famous for his fair judgments that even other villages would take their matters to him. Dia-oku (Deioces) became the first Median king and established his capital at <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/iran-tourism-after-the-us-presidential-election-in-hope-and-despair\/\" title=\"Between Hope and Despair \u2013 Iran Tourism After the US Presidential Election\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85856\">Hegmataneh<\/a>, where Greeks called Ecbatana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/hegmataneh-the-oldest-capital-city-in-persia\/#where-is-hegmataneh\" >Where Is Hegmataneh?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/hegmataneh-the-oldest-capital-city-in-persia\/#an-spectacular-concentric-castle\" >An Spectacular Concentric Castle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/hegmataneh-the-oldest-capital-city-in-persia\/#important-through-achaemenids-empire\" >Important Through Achaemenids Empire<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/hegmataneh-the-oldest-capital-city-in-persia\/#how-excavations-took-place\" >How Excavations Took Place?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/hegmataneh-the-oldest-capital-city-in-persia\/#what-has-been-found-at-hegmataneh\" >What Has Been Found At Hegmataneh?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/hegmataneh-the-oldest-capital-city-in-persia\/#what-else-is-there-to-see\" >What Else Is There To See?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where-is-hegmataneh\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"where-is-hegmataneh\"><\/span>Where Is Hegmataneh?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Located in Central West Iran, <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/hegmataneh-listed-unesco\/\" title=\"Hegmataneh (Ecbatana) Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"5923\">Hegmataneh<\/a> (Ecbatana) was built by the eastern slope of Alvand mountains in majestic Zagros mountain ranges. Its fertile land is still a great crop land to cultivate fruits and vegetables. Farther east, land is used for growing cereal grains and after these farms, fields are mostly used for pastoralism. In the past, Hegmataneh was famous for its wheat and horses. Remains of Ecbatana are now located within the city of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/hamadan-travel-guide\/\"><strong>Hamedan<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and a small portion of it is excavated and available for visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-an-spectacular-concentric-castle\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"an-spectacular-concentric-castle\"><\/span>An Spectacular Concentric Castle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-507.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" class=\"wp-image-60894\" title=\"Hegmataneh, The Oldest Capital City in Persia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-507.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-507-780x780.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-507-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-507-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-507-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-507-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-505.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" class=\"wp-image-60892\" title=\"Hegmataneh, The Oldest Capital City in Persia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-505.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-505-780x780.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-505-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-505-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-505-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-505-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-506.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" class=\"wp-image-60893\" title=\"Hegmataneh, The Oldest Capital City in Persia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-506.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-506-780x780.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-506-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-506-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-506-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-506-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It is said that Hegmataneh consisted of 7 round concentric citadels, each with special color and decoration. The outer wall column was white, and towards the center, the color of decorations were black, magenta, blue, orange and silver. The palace of the king that was located in the center was decorated in gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this is not the only legend about Hegmataneh. Some Greek historians such as Ctesias mentioned that Semiramis, the Babylonian queen, was the person who built the city and ordered the supply of water by building a river from a lake in the Alvand mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-important-through-achaemenids-empire\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"important-through-achaemenids-empire\"><\/span>Important Through Achaemenids Empire<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-147-771x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Image\" class=\"wp-image-60888\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7529296875;width:840px;height:auto\" title=\"Hegmataneh, The Oldest Capital City in Persia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-147-771x1024.jpeg 771w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-147-753x1000.jpeg 753w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-147-768x1020.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-147-354x470.jpeg 354w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-147-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-147.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>When Achaemenids took over the area, Hegmataneh became an important Satrapal seat on the Persian Royal Road. The road connected <a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/susa\/\" title=\"Susa\">Susa<\/a> to Sard and a travel was taking 90 days to complete. Later, Hegmataneh became the summer capital of the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/meet-surfiran-at-itb-india-2024-and-roadshow\/\" title=\"Meet SURFIRAN at ITB India 2024 and Roadshow\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87349\">Achaemenid Empire<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In another account, Darius III ordered to build a pavilion with 300 secret rooms to protect the royal jewelry when Alexander the Great conquered Persia. It is said that the treasure was protected behind 8 iron gates, each gate around 12 meters high. Historical accounts also mention the assassination of the Macedonian general, Parmenion, by order of Alexander the Great at Hegmataneh in year 330 BC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-excavations-took-place\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-excavations-took-place\"><\/span>How Excavations Took Place?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tell Hegmataneh is a 30 meters high mound, one of the three major topographic features in today\u2019s Hamean. The earliest excavations began in 1913 by Charles Fossey. The massive defensive wall of the city, made out of mud bricks, was discovered in 1956 during a road construction. Archaeological survey in 1971 revealed a Parthian cemetery and shows that Hegmataneh had ongoing residence after the Achaemenid era. In fact, evidence of six different periods are discovered here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f94931\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:25px;line-height:1.2\"><strong>Best Hotels in Iran<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-8c8af59c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/hotel?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiraninbanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Click and explore<\/mark><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel-1024x576.jpg);background-position:52% 66%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/hotel?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiraninbanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Book A Hotel In Iran\" class=\"wp-image-62099 size-full\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/abbasi-hotel.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The excavated buildings that are presented at Hegmataneh are only a small portion of this vast site. The buildings here are of equal size and plan. All buildings have a porch, a central hall and three rooms on three sides. Two symmetrical passages are built from northeast to southwest which are parallel to each other. All measurements are precise and accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-has-been-found-at-hegmataneh\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-has-been-found-at-hegmataneh\"><\/span>What Has Been Found At Hegmataneh?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"879\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-148.jpeg\" alt=\"Image\" class=\"wp-image-60889\" title=\"Hegmataneh, The Oldest Capital City in Persia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-148.jpeg 879w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-148-780x485.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-148-768x478.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-148-755x470.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-148-300x187.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Important artefacts that have been discovered at Hegmataneh include golden and silver rhytons that are elaborately hammered. Gold tablets of Ariaramnes (great uncle to <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/cyrus-the-great\/\" title=\"Cyrus the Great: The Architect of the Persian Empire\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84940\">Cyrus the Great<\/a>) and his son Arsames written in Old Persian have been found here, as well as the gold tablet of Darius II, glass cylinder seals, bronze tools, ceramic vessels and jars that were used in ceremonial events and everyday life, figurines and coins from Hellenistic, Parthian and Sasanian era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-else-is-there-to-see\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-else-is-there-to-see\"><\/span>What Else Is There To See?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-149.jpeg\" alt=\"Image\" class=\"wp-image-60890\" title=\"Hegmataneh, The Oldest Capital City in Persia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-149.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-149-780x520.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-149-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-149-705x470.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-149-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides Hegmataneh, Hamdan has other attractions to offer. Ganjnameh consists of two inscriptions engraved on a vertical mountain side at Abbas Abad Valley, 12 km southwest of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/hamadan-travel-guide\/\">Hamedan<\/a>. The inscriptions belong to Darius the Great and his son Xerxes the Great. The languages on the inscriptions are in Old Persian, Neo-Babylonian and Neo-Elamite. This trilingual inscription helped linguists to discover the Old Persian alphabets and translate the famous Bisotun inscription by Darius the Great in <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/kermanshah-travel-guide\/\" title=\"Kermanshah\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Kermanshah<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hamedan is also famous for mausoleums of two well known persons: <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/avicenna\/\" title=\"Avicenna\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"186\">Avicenna<\/a>, one of the significant polymaths of the Islamic Golden Age, and Baba Tahir, the Persian dervish poet, both lived in the 11th century AD. Another noteworthy monument in Hamedan is the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/ardabil-anthropology-museum\/\" title=\"Ardabil Anthropology Museum\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"4096\">Alavian<\/a> Dome from the Seljuq time. This 10th century building is decorated with stucco in floral patterns. Many visitors also go to the famous Ali Sadr cave in Kabudarahang, about 100 km north of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/hamadan-travel-guide\/\"><strong>Hamedan<\/strong><\/a>. This large cave is popular with the locals too and visitors enjoy a boat ride inside the cave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-related-links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/hamadan-travel-guide\/\">Hamadan Travel Guide<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/behistun-inscription-an-ancient-persias-legacy\/\">Behistun Inscription: An Ancient Persia&#8217;s Legacy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/persepolis\/\">Persepolis Travel Guide<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/ancient-paths-discover-persia-on-the-silk-road\/\">The Ancient Paths. 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