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  Susa Shown within Iran  Susa Susa (West and Central Asia) | |
| Location | Shush, Khuzestan Province, Iran |
|---|---|
| Region | Zagros Mountains |
| Coordinates | 32°11′26″N 48°15′28″E / 32.19056°N 48.25778°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Part of | Susa |
| History | |
| Founded | 4200 BCE[1] |
| Abandoned | 1218 CE |
| Events | Battle of Susa |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Abandoned and in ruins |
| Official name | Susa |
| Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv |
| Reference | 1455 |
| Inscription | 2015 (39th Session) |
Susa (/ˈsuːsə/ SOO-sə; Middle Elamite: 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗, romanized: Šušen;[2] Middle and Neo-Elamite: 𒋢𒋢𒌦, romanized: Šušun;[2] Neo-Elamite and Achaemenid Elamite: 𒀸𒋗𒐼𒀭, romanized: Šušan;[3] Achaemenid Elamite: 𒀸𒋗𒐼, romanized: Šuša;[3] Persian: شوش Šuš [ʃuʃ]; Hebrew: שׁוּשָׁן Šūšān; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Σοῦσα Soûsa; Syriac: ܫܘܫ Šuš;[4] Middle Persian: 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 Sūš or 𐭱𐭥𐭮 Šūs; Old Persian: 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 Çūšā) was an ancient city in the lower Zagros Mountains about 250 km (160 mi) east of the Tigris, between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers in Iran. 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.
The site currently consists of three archaeological mounds, covering an area of around 1 square kilometre (0.39 sq mi).[5] The city of Shush is located on the site of ancient Susa.
- ^ "Susa timeline".
- ^ a b Hinz & Koch 1987, p. 1184.
- ^ a b Hinz & Koch 1987, p. 1183.
- ^ Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Susa — ܫܘܫ ” in The Syriac Gazetteer last modified June 30, 2014, http://syriaca.org/place/415.
- ^ John Curtis (2013). "Introduction". In Perrot, Jean (ed.). The Palace of Darius at Susa: The Great Royal Residence of Achaemenid Persia. I.B.Tauris. p. xvi. ISBN 9781848856219.