Shush ( fa, شوش; also
Romanize
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d as Shūsh, Shoosh, and by name of the ancient nearby city:
Sūsa) is a city and capital of
Shush County
Shush County ( fa, شهرستان شوش) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Shush. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 189,793 in 33,313 households. The following census in 2011 counted 202,7 ...
,
Khuzestan Province
Khuzestan Province (also spelled Xuzestan; fa, استان خوزستان ''Ostān-e Xūzestān'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz and it covers ...
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Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 53,897, in 10,689 families.
Shush is located beside ancient
Susa
Susa ( ; Middle elx, 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗, translit=Šušen; Middle and Neo- elx, 𒋢𒋢𒌦, translit=Šušun; Neo- Elamite and Achaemenid elx, 𒀸𒋗𒐼𒀭, translit=Šušán; Achaemenid elx, 𒀸𒋗𒐼, translit=Šušá; fa, شوش ...
.
References
Populated places in Shush County
Cities in Khuzestan Province
Susa
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