Biblical place
Where was Susa?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Shush.
First appears in Ezra 4:9 · 4 books · 9 chapters
Overview
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Shush.
Susa is represented in the local geography layer as Shush. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Ezra 4:9 and is mentioned across 4 books, with 20 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 362 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Susa today
Travel to Susa, the modern-day Shush.
Susa is commonly identified with Shush, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Susa is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.