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Susa
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Susa
(Persian: شوش Šũš); also (Biblical
Hebrew: שושן (Shushan); also (Greek:
Σοῦσα, transliterated as Sousa; Latin
Susa) was an ancient city of the Elamite,
Persian and Parthian empires of Iran,
located about 250 km (150 miles) east of
the Tigris River.
The modern Iranian town of Shush is
located at the site of ancient Susa.
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