Ecbatana (;
Haŋgmatāna, literally "the place of gathering", in
Aeschylus and
Herodotus, elsewhere ,
Agámtanu by
Nabonidos, and
Agamatanu at
Behistun) was an ancient city in
Media in western
Iran. It is believed that Ecbatana is in Tell Hagmatana (Tappe-ye Hagmatāna), near
Hamedan. but the history of the city is controversial.