Shushtar
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Shushtar is a historic city in southwestern Iran, renowned for its ancient hydraulic system and rich cultural heritage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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city ⓘ human settlement ⓘ hydraulic engineering system ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 32.043°N 48.857°E ⓘ |
| country |
Iran
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | 65 m ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAttraction |
Salasel Castle (remains)
NERFINISHED
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Shadravan Bridge (remains) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
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date palm cultivation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
ancient hydraulic system
ⓘ
rich cultural heritage ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Ahvaz
NERFINISHED
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Dezful NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Gargar Canal
NERFINISHED
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Shadorvan Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System NERFINISHED ⓘ basins ⓘ dams ⓘ tunnels ⓘ watermills ⓘ weirs ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
NERFINISHED
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historic bridges ⓘ irrigation structures ⓘ traditional architecture ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic (local dialects)
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Luri NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Khuzestan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shushtar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Khuzestan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southwestern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Karun River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | ~57,000 (approximate, 2016 census) ⓘ |
| religion | Islam (majority) ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
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Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | IRST ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | IRDT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1315 ⓘ |
| UTCoffset | +3:30 ⓘ |
| UTCoffsetDST | +4:30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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