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Susa

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Shushan of Daniel, Esther, &c.), an ancient city of Persia, now in ruins, that spread over an area of 3 sq. m., on the Kerkha, 250 m. SE. of Bagdad; was for long the favourite residence of the Persian kings, the ruins of whose famous palace, described in Esther, are still extant.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Susa'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/susa.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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