Susa

Summary

Susa is an ancient city^[1]. Susa has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as ancient city^[8].
• Susa's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[9].
• Susa's instance of is recorded as architectural landmark^[10].
• Susa's Commons category is recorded as Susa^[11].
• 4000 BC marks the founding of Susa^[12].
• 4395 BC marks the founding of Susa^[13].
• Susa was dissolved in January 1, 1218^[14].
• Susa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.18944444444445, 'lon': 48.25611111111111}^[15].
• Susa's located on street is recorded as Royal Road^[16].
• Susa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Susa^[17].
• Susa's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[18].
• Susa's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Susa's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[20].
• Susa's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Susa's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• Susa's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[23].
• Susa's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[24].
• Susa's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8^[25].
• Susa's capital of is recorded as Elymais^[26].
• Susa's capital of is recorded as Achaemenid Empire^[27].

Body

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^[8], archaeological site^[9], and architectural landmark^[10]. Heritage statuses include Iranian National Heritage^[41] and World Heritage Site^[42].

History and Context

Recorded inception include 4000 BC^[12] and 4395 BC^[13].

Why It Matters

Susa has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Susa is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]