Susa

Summary

Susa is an ancient city^[1]. Susa ranks in the top 1% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,167 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Susa is located in Shush^[3].
• Susa is in the country of Elam^[4].
• Susa is in the country of Achaemenid Empire^[5].
• Susa is in the country of Seleucid Empire^[6].
• Susa is in the country of Iran^[7].
• Susa's image is recorded as The Apadana, a large hypostyle room of 36 columns in the Palace of Darius, Susa, capital of Elam and of the Achaemenid Empire, Iran (46950284624).jpg^[8].
• Susa's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[9].
• Susa's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[10].
• Susa's instance of is recorded as architectural landmark^[11].
• Susa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 122821601^[12].
• Susa's GND ID is recorded as 4118912-7^[13].
• Susa's locator map image is recorded as Susa map.jpg^[14].
• Susa's Commons category is recorded as Susa^[15].
• -4000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Susa^[16].
• -4395-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Susa^[17].
• Susa was dissolved in +1218-01-01T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Susa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.18944444444445, 'lon': 48.25611111111111}^[19].
• Susa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gf0n^[20].
• Susa's located on street is recorded as Royal Road^[21].
• Susa's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge351924^[22].
• Susa's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 1455^[23].
• Susa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Susa^[24].
• Susa's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 4002143^[25].
• Susa's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0064684^[26].
• Susa's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Elam^[4], an ancient civilization^[28], founded in -2700^[29]; Achaemenid Empire^[5], a historical country^[30], in Medo-Persia^[31], founded in -0550^[32]; Seleucid Empire^[6], a Hellenistic kingdom^[33], in Seleucid Empire^[34], founded in -0312^[35]; and Iran^[7], a sovereign state^[36], in Iran^[37], founded in 1979^[38]. Susa is located in Shush^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+350'}^[39] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+600'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ancient city^[9], archaeological site^[10], and architectural landmark^[11]. Heritage statuses include Iranian National Heritage^[41] and World Heritage Site^[42].

History and Context

Recorded inception include -4000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16] and -4395-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].

Why It Matters

Susa ranks in the top 1% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,167 views/month).^[2] Susa has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Susa is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]