Shush is located to the northwest
of the province, and has common borders with the Ilam province. Its center is
the city of Shush which is at a distance of 1,010 km. from Tehran. It experiences
a hot climate. Susa is considered to be one of the oldest centers of civilization
throughout the globe. In archeological excavations, relics related to the pre-historic
era have been discovered here. The Elamites were the first clans who were responsible
for its flourishment.
During this reign Susa was proclaimed as a capital. Even after the Achaemenians
gained control over Susa, the latter sustained its splendor and was selected
as the winter capital by Dariush the Achaemenide. Till the beginning of the
control by the moslems, Shush continued to thrive. In the year 1898 AD, the
famous castle of Shush was constructed by `Morgan` on the northern part of the
Acropol hill. The ancient name of Shush was `Soos` or `Dasht-e-Soosiana`, and
later on was changed to Shush.