where is susa
(CITADEL OF SUSA - CAPITAL OF ELAM) Shushan the palace (the Citadel of Susa) located near Andimesk is mentioned 19 times in Esther, as well as in Nehemiah 1:1 and Daniel 8:2. Not only was Shushan the ancient capital of the. Elamite empire, but became the capital of the Medo-Persian Empire after Cyrus conquered. Babylon.