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==Capital== The main Achaemenid hub in Atropatene was [[Ganzak]] (from [[Median language|Median]]: ''Ganzaka'', meaning "treasury"), which presumably served as the capital of Atropates and his successors.{{sfn|Boyce|Grenet|1991|p=70}}{{sfn|Boyce|2000|pp=289β290}} The city was situated in a fertile area near [[Lake Urmia]], close to the modern town of [[Miandoab]].{{sfn|Boyce|Grenet|1991|p=70}} The city and its surroundings probably hosted a large Iranian population, whereas much of the Atropatenian population had most likely not been completely Iranianized yet by the 3rd-century BC.{{sfn|Boyce|Grenet|1991|pp=69β70}}
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