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Hamadan (Ecbatana): Tomb of Esther and Mordecai
Hamadan, Iran · Wider Abrahamic world
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Tradition. Traditional. The current building is medieval (c. 13th–14th c.).
This photograph shows the modern city, or the Wikipedia lead subject, rather than the ancient site itself.
Iranian Jews venerate a domed mausoleum in Hamadan as the tomb of Esther and Mordecai, and it is a pilgrimage site. Another tradition identifies it with Shushan-dukht, a Jewish consort of the Sasanian king Yazdegerd I.
Source stance: insider.
People and groups named here
- Esther (traditional)
- Mordecai (traditional)
Sources
- Tomb of Esther and Mordechai (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0). Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Ecbatana/Hagmatana/Achmeta/Epiphaneia/Ahmadan (Pleiades place 903021)
Pleiades Gazetteer (CC BY 3.0). Accessed 2026-11-11.
Further reading
Councils here
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