Sacred Atlas

Where Is It Today?

Where Is Susa Today?

Susa is identified with Shush. See modern location, confidence level, Scripture references, coordinates, and source attribution.

Modern locationmodern identification under review
ConfidenceHigh
Scripture refs20

High confidence

Modern identification

Shush - modern identification under review

Coordinates32.1892, 48.2578
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

Ezra 4:9Neh 1:1Est 1:2Est 1:5Est 2:3Est 2:5Est 2:8Est 3:15Est 4:8Est 4:16Est 8:14Est 8:15Est 9:6Est 9:11Est 9:12Est 9:13Est 9:14Est 9:15Est 9:18Dan 8:2

Why this place is in the atlas

Esther/Nehemiah Persian setting and strong empire-layer value.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Susa Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en Esther/Nehemiah Persian setting and strong empire-layer value. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: a033b84, urlSlug: susa, friendlyId: Susa OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 32.18922, longitude: 48.25778, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - High
identifications[0].modernRegion null Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Unknown
scriptureReferences Ezra 4:9, Neh 1:1, Est 1:2, Est 1:5 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes Biblical era context requires editorial review., Modern context requires editorial review. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Unknown