Elam

province of Iran

Elam () was an ancient civilization centered in the far west and southwest of what is today Iran, stretching from the lowlands of Ilam and Khuzestan as well as a small part of modern-day southern Iraq. The modern name Elam stems from the Sumerian transliteration elam(a), along with the later Akkadian elamtu, and the Elamite haltamti. Elamite states were among the leading political forces of the Ancient Near East. In classical literature, Elam was also known as Susiana ( ; Sousiānḗ), a name derived from its capital Susa.

Susa ( ) was an ancient city in the lower Zagros Mountains about east of the Tigris, between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers in Iran. It represents the current city of Shush, located on the site of ancient Susa. One of the most important cities of the Ancient Near East, Susa served as the capital of Elam and the winter capital of the Achaemenid Empire, and remained a strategic centre during the Parthian and Sasanian periods.

Biblical character, son of Shem

Marhaši (Sumerian: Mar-ḫa-šiKi , Marhashi, Marhasi, Parhasi, Barhasi; in earlier sources Waraḫše) was an important ancient Near East polity situated in the region near Elam. It is generally assumed, though not certain, that the Paraḫšum/Baraḫšum ( pa2-ra-ah-shum2-ki) of the Akkadian Empire period referred to Marhaši. This equivalence has been challenged. It is known from 3rd millennium BC and early 2nd millennium BC Mesopotamian sources. Its precise location has not been identified but the current thinking places it on the eastern side of the Iranian plateau.

5000-year-old Mesopotamian statue

archaeological site

Susiana (; ) was an ancient cultural and geographical region located in southwestern Iran. It broadly corresponds to the alluvial lowlands surrounding the city of Susa, forming the core area of the early Elamite civilization, which today make up most of modern Khuzestan Province.

archaeological site

647 BCE military engagement between Assyria and Elam

archaeological site in Iran

battle between the inading Assyrians and the kingdom of Elam

cave in Iran

Hutelutush-Inshushinak, son of Shilhak-Inshushinak I, was an Elamite king belonging to the Shutrukid dynasty, ruling c. 1120–1100 BC. During the reign of Hutelutush-Inshushinak, Elam was heavily raided by king Nabu-kudurri-usur I of Babylon's Second Dynasty of Isin.

archaeological site in Iran

ancient military conflict

Banesh () is a village in Banesh Rural District of Banesh District, Beyza County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district and the rural district. The village is 60 km north of Shiraz.

Iranian national heritage site

aspect of ancient Iranian society