What is Susa?
[[File:Susa-destruction.jpg|thumb|right|A tablet showing the destruction of Susa by [[Ashurbanipal]] in 647 BC]] '''Susa''' ({{lang-grc|τά Σοῦσα}})<ref>{{cite book|title=Pocket Oxford Classical Greek Dictionary|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780198605126|editor1=Morwood, James|editor2=Taylor, John|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780198605126/page/364 364]|date=2002|edition=First|isbn=978-0-19-860512-6}}</ref> was an ancient [[Iran|Iranian]] [[city]].<ref name=ics>{{cite web|url=http://www.iranchamber.com/history/susa/susa.php|title=Susa, capital of Elam|publisher=Iran Chamber Society|accessdate=2011-11-27|first=Jona|last=Lendering}}</ref> It was part of the [[Elam]]ite, [[Persian Empire|Persian]] and [[Parthia]]n [[empire]]s. It is located in the lower [[Zagros Mountains]]. It is about {{convert|250|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of the [[Tigris River]] and is between the [[Karkheh]] and [[Dez River|Dez]] Rivers.<ref name=ics /> There is a modern Iranian town in the same place as Susa. It is called [[Shush, Iran|Shush]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{multistub|geo|Asia}} [[Category:Cities in Khuzestan Province]]