Susa
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| Locations | Shush |
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| Khuzestan Province | |
| Iran | |
| Founded | Approximately 4200 BCE |
| Regions | Zagros Mountains |
| Inscription | 2015 (39th Session) |
| Abandoned | 1218 CE |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1274718 |
About Susa
Susa was an ancient city of the Proto-Elamite, Elamite, First Persian Empire, Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanian empires of Iran, and one of the most important cities of the Ancient Near East. It is located in the lower Zagros Mountains about 250 km east of the Tigris River, between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers.
