Kūy-e Modarres
District of
Khuzestan - Iran

Gundeshapur

Gundeshapur was the intellectual center of the Sassanid empire and the home of the Academy of Gundishapur. Founded in 271 CE by the Sassanid king Shapur I, Gundeshapur was home to a teaching hospital, and also comprised a library and an centre of higher learning. It has been identified with extensive ruins south of Shahabad, a village 14 km south-east of Dezful, to the road for Shush, in the present-day province of Khuzestan, southwest Iran.

Located at 32.2833, 48.5167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.865 miles away.
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271 establishments, Populated places established in the 3rd century, Former populated places in Khuzestan Province, Persian words and phrases

Academy of Gondishapur

The Academy of Gondishapur, also Jondishapur, was a renowned academy of learning in the city of Gundeshapur, Iran/Persia during late antiquity, the intellectual center of the Sassanid empire. It offered training in medicine, philosophy, theology and science. The faculty were versed in the Zoroastrian and Persian traditions. According to The Cambridge History of Iran, it was the most important medical center of the ancient world during the 6th and 7th centuries.

Located at 32.2833, 48.5167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.865 miles away.
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History of ancient medicine, Universities in Iran, Ancient universities, Educational institutions established in the 6th century, Hospitals established in the 6th century, Khuzestan Province

Battle of Susa

The Battle of Susa was a battle involving Assyrians and Elamites. The Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, had grown tired of the Elamites' attacks on the Mesopotamians, and he decided to destroy Susa as punishment. In 647 BC, the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal leveled the city during a war in which the people of Susa apparently participated on the other side.

Located at 32.1892, 48.2578 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.849 miles away.
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7th-century BC conflicts, Battles involving Assyria

Dezful Airport

Dezful Airport is located on Andimeshk road in the city of Dezful, Iran.

Located at 32.4344, 48.3976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.863 miles away.
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Iranian airbases

Chogha Mish

Tappeh-ye Choghā Mīsh dating back to 6800 BC, is the site of a Chalcolithic settlement in Western Iran, located in the Khuzistan Province on the Susiana Plain. It was occupied at the beginning of 6800 BC and continuously from the Neolithic up to the Proto-Literate period. Chogha Mish Chogha Mish is located in IranChogha MishChogha Mish Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32|12|33|N|48|32|46|E|type:city | |name= }}

Located at 32.2231, 48.5546 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.865 miles away.
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Archaeological sites in Iran, Ancient cities, Former populated places in Khuzestan Province, Fertile Crescent, Clay tablets

Chogha Bonut

Chogha Bonut (alternatively, sometimes, Choga Bonut) is an archaeological site in southwestern Iran, located in the Khuzistan Province. It is believed that the site was settled as early as 7200 BCE, making it the oldest lowland village in southwestern Iran. The site was accidentally discovered in 1976 when the mound was in the process of being levelled for agribusiness development. Helene Kantor, then working at Chogha Mish nearby, hurried to the site and received a permit to investigate it.

Located at 32.2222, 48.505 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.863 miles away.
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Archaeological sites in Iran, Ancient cities, Former populated places in Iran, Fertile Crescent, Populated places established in the 8th millennium BC

Battle of the Uxian Defile

{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32.18922|48.257785||||||| |primary |name= }} el:Πρότυπο:Μάχες του Μεγάλου Αλεξάνδρου ru:Шаблон:Сражения Александра Македонского The Battle of Uxian Defile was fought by Alexander the Great against the Uxian tribe of the Persian Empire. The battle raged on the mountain range between the key Persian cities of Susa and Persepolis. Persepolis was the ancient capital of the Persian Empire and held a symbolic value among the native Persian population.

Located at 32.1892, 48.2578 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.849 miles away.
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Battles of Alexander the Great, 331 BC, History of Khuzestan Province