| Sadd-e Ekbatan سداكباتان | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Sadd-e Ekbatan | |
| Coordinates: 34°45′24″N48°36′01″E / 34.75667°N 48.60028°E Coordinates: 34°45′24″N48°36′01″E / 34.75667°N 48.60028°E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Hamadan |
| County | Hamadan |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Alvandkuh-e Sharqi |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 207 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
Sadd-e Ekbatan (Persian : سداكباتان, also Romanized as Sadd-e Ekbātān; also known as Sadd-e Shahnāz) [1] is a village in Alvandkuh-e Sharqi Rural District, in the Central District of Hamadan County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 207, in 7 families. [2] "Ekbatan" reflects the ancient name of Hamadan, "Ecbatana".
Persian, also known by its endonym Farsi, is one of the Western Iranian languages within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and some other regions which historically were Persianate societies and considered part of Greater Iran. It is written right to left in the Persian alphabet, a modified variant of the Arabic script, which itself evolved from the Aramaic alphabet.
Alvandkuh-e Sharqi Rural District is a rural district (dehestan) in the Central District of Hamadan County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,448, in 1,719 families. The rural district has 8 villages.
The Central District of Hamadan County is a district (bakhsh) in Hamadan County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 560,133, in 150,032 families. The District has three cities: Hamadan, Maryanaj, and Juraqan. The District has six rural districts (dehestan): Abaru Rural District, Alvandkuh-e Gharbi Rural District, Alvandkuh-e Sharqi Rural District, Gonbad Rural District, Hegmataneh Rural District, and Sangestan Rural District.
