October 29, 2003
Old capital
Susa (Shush) capital of Elam, favorite residence of the Persian
king Darius I. Susa is one of the oldest cities in the world. Excavations
have established the existence of urban structures about 4000
BCE, and
it is reasonable that the town, situated between the rivers Karkheh
and Dez (one of these is the ancient Eulaeus), was already the
political center of Elam in the fourth millennium >>> See
Winner: Arsia Ohadi. Sad
Afarin!
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