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شوش

Also known as Shushan, Susa archaeological complex

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Susa was an ancient city located in what is now Iran, between two rivers in the lower Zagros Mountains, and it is represented today by the city of Shush. It was one of the most important cities of the Ancient Near East, serving as the capital of Elam and the winter capital of the Achaemenid Empire, and it remained strategically significant through later periods of history.

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Key facts

Ancient site.name: Susa
Ancient site.image: History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria (1903) (14584070300).jpg
Ancient site.caption: The Palace of Darius in Susa
Ancient site.map_type: Iran#West Asia
Ancient site.map_dot_label: Susa
Ancient site.relief: yes
Ancient site.location: Shush, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Ancient site.region: Zagros Mountains
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.built: 4395-4200 BCE the late 5th millennium BCE
Ancient site.abandoned: 1218 AD
Ancient site.event: Battle of Susa
UNESCO World Heritage Site.child: yes
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Official_name: Susa
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Year: 2015
UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID: 1455
UNESCO World Heritage Site.criteria: Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: architectural landmark
Country: Iran
Located in: Shush
Area: 600
Capital of: Susiana
Image: The Apadana, a large hypostyle room of 36 columns in the Palace of Darius, Susa, capital of Elam and of the Achaemenid Empire, Iran (46950284624).jpg