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Shush

Iran

Shush in Khuzestan Province is one of the oldest cities in Iran. Shush is a city with dry and warm climate and experiences extremely hot summers with temperatures often rising above 53 degrees centigrade. Sassanid King Shapur II (309- 379 CE) destroyed the city to quash a rebellion by the Christian inhabitants of Shush and built another city in its place the ruins of which are known as Iwan-e Karkheh, meaning the vault or terrace in Persian, near Karkheh River .There are several mounds, ruins and cemeteries in and around Shush such as Haft Tepe that have yielded valuable information about the history of the city and its ancient civilizations. One of the main attractions of the city is the Shush Castle also known as Acropol Castle.

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