Susa

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:abandoned 15th century CE
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite yes
gptkbp:conqueredBy gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:Assyrians
gptkb:Babylonians
gptkb:Achaemenid_Persians
gptkbp:coordinates 32.1897°N 48.2578°E
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:distanceFromTokyoStation ~750 km southwest
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:French_archaeological_teams
gptkb:Jacques_de_Morgan
gptkbp:founded circa 4200 BCE
gptkbp:functionedAs gptkb:district
gptkb:palace
cathedral
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Susan
gptkb:Shushan
Šušan
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:Persia
gptkb:Elam
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Susa
gptkbp:inscribedAsUNESCO 2015
gptkbp:languageSpoken Akkadian
Assyrian
Old Persian
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Khuzestan_Province
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Book_of_Daniel
gptkb:Book_of_Esther
gptkb:Book_of_Nehemiah
gptkbp:modernTown gptkb:Shush
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Dez
gptkb:Shaour
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Acropolis
gptkb:Royal_City
gptkb:Apadana
gptkb:Ardeshir_Palace
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Statue_of_Darius_I
Achaemenid bricks
Code of Hammurabi (found here)
Elamite tablets
gptkbp:population ancient population, not current
gptkbp:region gptkb:Southwest_Iran
gptkbp:significance mentioned in the Bible
administrative capital of Achaemenid Empire
capital of Elamite Empire
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes
1455
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bulle
gptkb:Ancient_Near_East
gptkb:Archaeology
gptkb:Persian_Empire
gptkb:Darius_the_Great
gptkb:Persian_merchants
gptkb:Stateira
gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
gptkb:Ancient_Persia
gptkb:Code_of_Hammurabi
gptkb:Haman
gptkb:Parthian_Empire
gptkb:Persia
gptkb:Artaxerxes_I
gptkb:Xerxes_I
gptkb:スーサ
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5