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Susa

Susa (/ˈsuːsə/ SOO-sə) 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.

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Location
Shush, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Abandoned
1218 AD
Built
4395-4200 BCE · the late 5th millennium BCE
Criteria
Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv
Event
Battle of Susa
Inscription
2015 (39th Session)

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Susa

Nodes220
Edges219
Triples445
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009091
Components1

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related to Excavation reports · 74
Susa → Above, Achéménides, Actes, Agnes Spycket, Although, American Journal, Archaeology, Arts Asiatiques, Assyriologie, Cahiers, CAMPAGNES DES ANNÉES, Carter, Cinq, DAFI, DOI, Délégation, Délégation Archéologique, Elizabeth Carter, En, En Susiane En
related to Further reading · 72
Susa → Archaeology, Arno, Assyriologie, Babylone, BC, Biblical World, Bosworth, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Charvát, Darius, Dating, Early Dynastic Votive Plaques, Elamite Inscriptions, Empire, Fall, Great Britain, Guthartz, Iran, Iraq
related to Gallery · 33
Susa → Achaemenid, Acropole TombShush Castle, AD, Archers, Artabanus II, BC, Coste, Cup, Daniel's, DanielNinhursag, Darius, Detail, Dungeon, Flandin, Glazed, Great, Great's, Greek, Hermes, Jacques
related to Islamic period · 31
Susa → Abu Musa, After, Al-Masih, Antichrist, Arab, As, Ash'ari, Before, Christianity, Dajjal, Daniel, During, In, Instantly, Islam, Islamic, Jewish, Khuzistan, Muslim, Muslims
related to Indus-Susa relations (2400–2100 BC) · 28
Susa → Asko Parpola, Balakot, BC, Central Asia, Dholavira, Elongated, Found, Harappan, Impression, Indus, Indus Civilization, Indus Valley, Indus Valley Civilization, Indus-Mesopotamia, Jewelry, Lothal, Louvre, Louvre Museum, Mohenjo-daro, Northern-eastern Iran
related to Parthian period · 23
Susa → AD, Around, BC, BC Susa, Ctesiphon, Elymais, From, Gotarzes II, Greek, Kamnaskires II Nikephoros, Never, Parthian, Parthian Empire, Parthians, Persian Sassanid, Phraates II, Roman, Roman Empire, Romans, Seleucid
related to Seleucid period · 17
Susa → Achaemenid, Alexander, BC, Charax Spasinou, Great, In, Indus River, Macedonians, Nearchus, Nevertheless, Persian Gulf, Persians, Seleucia, Seleucids, Susiana, The, Tigris
related to Elamites · 16
Susa → Akkad, Babylon, Control, During, Elam, Elamite, In, Iran's South Eastern, Karun River, Khūzestān Province, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Sumerian, Susa's, Susiana, This
related to Biblical texts · 15
Susa → According, Babylonian, BC, Book, Daniel, Esther, Ezra, Hebrew Bible, However, Jews, Ketuvim, King Ahasuerus, Nehemiah, Shush-Daniel, Shushan
related to Sassanid period · 15
Susa → According, AD, Archaeologically, Christian, Coins, Gundeshapur Susa, Nestorian, Parthian, Sassanid, Sassanid Ardashir, Sassanids, Shapur, Shapur II, The, Under

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bc city period de also louvre elamite elam found uruk ii suse site achaemenid ancient vol pp persian parthian iran

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SusaAbandoned1218 AD1.00infobox
SusaBuilt4395-4200 BCE1.00infobox
SusaBuiltthe late 5th millennium BCE1.00infobox
SusaCriteriaCultural: i, ii, iii, iv1.00infobox
SusaEventBattle of Susa1.00infobox
SusaInscription2015 (39th Session)1.00infobox
SusaLocationShush, Khuzestan Province, Iran1.00infobox
SusaOfficial nameSusa1.00infobox
SusaReference14551.00infobox
SusaRegionZagros Mountains1.00infobox
SusaTypeSettlement1.00infobox
Susais aregional variation of that on the Mesopotamian plain0.90text

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