🏛️ Susa

Iran · Asia · Cultural · 32.19°N, 48.25°E

Susa 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. 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.

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Quick facts

Country	Iran
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	32.19°N, 48.25°E · view on map

Susa is a cultural World Heritage site in Iran, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Susa was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Persepolis · Meidan Emam, Isfahan · Pasargadae · Bam and its Cultural Landscape · Historic City of Yazd · Golestan Palace · Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System · Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region (Bishapur) · Soltaniyeh Dome · Cultural Landscape of Maymand · Hegmataneh (Ecbatana).

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