Shush, Iran
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Shush
Persian: شوش | |
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City | |
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  Shush Location within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 32°11′41″N 48°14′51″E / 32.19472°N 48.24750°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Khuzestan |
| County | Shush |
| District | Central |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,652 km2 (1,410 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 79,048 |
| • Density | 21.65/km2 (56.06/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Shush (Persian: شوش)[a] also known as Susa is a city in the Central District of Shush County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4][5]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 53,897 in 10,889 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 59,161 people in 14,563 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 77,148 people in 21,649 households.[8]
Climate
[edit]The weather in Shush has very hot summers that may reach above 50 degrees Celsius and mild and rainy winters. Snowfall in this city is a very rare event. But in 2020, for the first time, the city of Shush witnessed snowfall, which led to the happiness of the people of this city.[9]
Economy
[edit]The city's economic growth was spurred by the construction of the Tehran-Khorramshahr highway and the Trans-Iranian Railway station. In the vicinity of the city, the government of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi built the Dez Dam for hydroelectric power (constructed between 1959 and 1963), the largest development project in Iran at the time of construction.[10] Following the dam's completion, the region developed a modern irrigation system and agribusiness grew. Shush is also a suitable place for camels, with over 3,000 camels in the area, many in the Ankush village in the Chenan Shush area.
Tourism
[edit]Tourism is an also important economic activity, linked to ancient sites such as the Tomb of Daniel, the tomb of the third-century poet Debel Khozaei, the ancient Elamite Chogha Zanbil ziggurat from the 14th or 13th century BCE, and the ruins and archaeological site of the ancient city of Susa. Chogha Zanbil, located near Susa, was the first Iranian monument to be listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979.
Transport
[edit]The city has a railway station.[11]
Gallery
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Darwish market, 2004
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See also
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 December 2024). "Shush, Shush County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ↑ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
- ↑ Shush, Iran at GEOnet Names Server
- ↑ Habibi, Hassan (26 July 2014) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Khuzestan province, centered in the city of Ahvaz. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82830/T126K. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
- ↑ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Susa". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Khuzestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
- ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ "بارش برف در خوزستان مردم را غافلگیر کرد - تسنیم". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ↑ "The Dez Multipuropose Dam Project in Iran". San Jose State University. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "اخبار راه آهن ایران: فهرست ایستگاههای راهآهن ایران". rail-news.ir. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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