Tus, Iran

Tus

توس
Ferdowsi's tomb in Tus
Location of the site
Location	Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
Coordinates	36°28′45.0″N 59°30′35.0″E / 36.479167°N 59.509722°E / 36.479167; 59.509722
Type	Settlement
Site notes
Condition	In ruins

Tus (Persian: توس, romanized: Ṭūs) was an ancient city in Khorasan near the modern city of Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. To the ancient Greeks, it was known as Susia (Ancient Greek: Σούσια). It was also known as Tusa.^[1] The area now known as Tus was divided into four cities, Tabran, Radakan, Noan and Teroid, which in combination formed largest city in the region in the fifth century.^{[citation needed]}