TEHRAN - The historic city of Shush, home to the ancient city of Susa and a UNESCO World Heritage site, is preparing to host Nowruz travelers with a range of cultural, historic, and spiritual attractions.Omid Sabripour, the guv of Shush, on Saturday stressed the citys international reputation as a significant cultural and tourism hub.
Shush is not only well-known across Iran but is likewise internationally acknowledged for its abundant history and heritage, he specified in an interview.With Nowruz coinciding with the holy month of Ramadan this year, authorities have actually executed unique arrangements to ensure visitors can conveniently explore the citys destinations, consisting of the Shrine of Prophet Daniel and the Fath ol-Mobin war memorial, which hold excellent religious and historical significance.Sabripour guaranteed that security steps and necessary services have been set up to help with a smooth experience for travelers.
Officials prepare for a 40-50% boost in visitor numbers this year due to favorable weather conditions.
Furthermore, numerous schools have actually been designated as short-term lodgings for travelers, pending last approval by the regional travel commission.Located 115 kilometers northwest of Ahvaz, Shush is one of Irans most important ancient cities.
The UNESCO-listed Susa historical site, engraved in 2015, includes essential landmarks such as the Apadana Palace, the Shaour Palace, the Eastern Gate, and the French Castle.Shush is also home to the Tchogha Zanbil Ziggurat, another UNESCO World Heritage site, and includes historic remains from several civilizations, consisting of the Achaemenid, Sassanian, Parthian, and Islamic durations, making it a prime location for both domestic and international tourists.Earlier this month, Sabripour revealed strategies to develop sis city partnerships with Najaf, Paris, and Athens.
These possible cooperations aim to improve Shushs global cultural, tourism, and historic ties, Sabripour added.Shush is overlapped with the ancient city of Susa, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage website.
Positioned between the Karkheh and Dez rivers in southwest Iran, Susa was when among the most important and glamorous cities of the ancient world.
Susa, which has been lived in for thousands of years, embraces several layers of superimposed urban settlements from around the late 5th millennium BC until the 13th century CE.The ancient town functioned as the capital of Elam (Susiana) and the administrative capital of the Achaemenian king Darius I and his successors from 522 BC.
Furthermore, Susa was when part of the kingdom of Elam in between Babylon and ancient Persia as the lower Zagros Mountains of Persia descended into the Mesopotamian region.Susa continued its greatness and stayed a tactical center throughout the Parthian and Sasanian durations, the empires that ruled this area throughout the Roman period.
Today, Susa makes up 3 archeological mounds and covers around a square kilometer.
One might go to the excavated mounds and try to imagine what it was like throughout its heyday as the capital of what was then the biggest Empire in the world.
Additionally, at the archeological website, one can see Ardeshirs palace, and numerous excavated administrative, property, and other monuments.It also accepts the Tomb of Daniel, a standard burial place of the biblical figure.
Different locations have actually been called for the site, however the burial place in Susa is the most extensively accepted website, it was first discussed by Benjamin of Tudela, who checked out Western Asia between 1160 and 1163.
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