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Media (region)

Media was an ancient region of north-western Iran, centred on the Zagros mountains and the city of Ecbatana, modern Hamadan. Home of the Medes, it was the core of the Median kingdom of the seventh and sixth centuries BCE and then a rich satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire. After Alexander the Great it was divided, the north becoming the kingdom of Media Atropatene.

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Media Atropatene

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Media (region). In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/media-region
MLA: “Media (region).” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/media-region. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Media (region).” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/media-region.
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