also called Mede frequently

Aramaic of me.dan (מְדָן "Medan" H4091)

§ Medes = "middle land"

1) the territory inhabited by the Medes

2a) located northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, and west and northwest of the great salt desert of Iram

Aramaic of ma.day (מָדַי "Media" H4074H)

§ Medes = "middle land"

the territory inhabited by the Medes

located northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, and west and northwest of the great salt desert of Iram