The UNESCO-registered Susa, which is situated in the southwest of modern Iran, is one such destination for good reason. It was one of the city-states of ancient Elam (2700 – 539 BC), which later ...

“The Apadana Palace in Susa is one of the most majestic royal structures of ancient Iran. Identifying the true origin of its building materials opens a new chapter in our understanding of Achaemenid ...

Among Iran’s earliest civilizations were Elam and Jiroft, with the Elamite civilization being the most prominent and widely recognized for laying the foundations of early Iranian governance during the ...

Susa ‘disappeared into the sands of time,’ but now leaves a vast archaeological find that reveals a tale of the Persian Empire's power and ultimate destruction. Journalist Samira Ahmed visits ...