Iran Map & Cites
Ahwaz |
With an elevation of 18 meters
above sea level, Ahwaz is too
hot in spring and summer,
pleasantly mild in winter. As an
industrial city, it brings much
of the income of the country.
Ahwaz is a major pint for a
visit to several outstandingly
important sites such as Haft
Tappeh, Choga Zanbil and Susa.
Meaning seven mounds, Haft
Tappeh is an Elamite complex.
Choga Zanbil, the largest and
best preserved of all ziggurats
(temple towers), was used as the
religious center of the Elamites.
It was built by the Elamite king
Untash Gul in about 1250 B.C.
Susa , a very ancient town , was
the capital of the Elamites for
quite a long time. A century
after its destruction by
Assurbanipal in 640 B.C., the
Achaemenians built a strong
citadel here calling it Susiana.
Susiana is the Shushan of the
Bible, where Esther who married
the Achaemenian king Xerxes
lived a luxurious life.
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