Susa
ancient city in Iran, World Heritage site in Iran
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Summary
Susa is an ancient city[1]. Susa ranks in the top 1% of ancient city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,304 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Shush[3]
- Country: Elam[4], Achaemenid Empire[5], Seleucid Empire[6], Iran[7]
- Instance of: archaeological site[8], architectural landmark[9]
- Commons category: Susa[10]
- Inception: 4000 BC[11], 4395 BC[12]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1218[13]
- Located on street: Royal Road[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Susa[15]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[21], The New Student's Reference Work[22], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[23]
- Capital of: Elymais[24], Achaemenid Empire[25], Elam[26], Susiana[27]
- Heritage designation: Iranian National Heritage[28], World Heritage Site[29]
- Different from: Suza[30]
- Area: 350 ha[31], 600 ha[32]
- World Heritage criteria: (i)[33], (ii)[34], (iii)[35], (iv)[36]
- Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity: Shush[37]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[38]
Why It Matters
Susa has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Susa is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]