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Khuzestan

Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System

The Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System is a complex irrigation system of the island city from the Sasanian era. It consists of 13 dams, bridges, canals and structures which work together as a hydraulic system.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: hydraulic complex in Shushtar, Iran
  • Also known as: “Historical Hydraulic System”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Salasel Castle and Jameh Mosque.

Archaeological site
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, is a historical fortress and World Heritage Site. It's part of Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, located in the island city , Khouzestan, from the achaemenid era.

Mosque
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The of Shushtar is a Friday mosque located in , in the province of Khuzestan, . The mosque was completed during the Abbasid Caliphate of Hasan al-Askari, who ruled during the 9th century CE.

Building
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is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shushtar and Pirdalu.

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is in province and is one of the oldest cities in . It has many historical and architectural wonders.

Village
is a village in Shahid Modarres Rural District of the Central District of Shushtar County, province, .

Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System

Latitude
32.04412° or 32° 2′ 39″ north
Longitude
48.85843° or 48° 51′ 30″ east
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
Open location code
8H4C2VV5+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 590862314
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
12421046
Wiki­data ID
Q2274974
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نظام شوشتر الهيدروليكي التأريخي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şüştər Tarixi Su Sistemi”
  • Basque: “Xuxtarreko sistema hidrauliko historikoa”
  • Bengali: “শুশথার ঐতিহাসিক হাইড্রোলিক সিস্টেম”
  • Bulgarian: “Историческа хидравлична система Шущар”
  • Catalan: “Sistema hidràulic històric de Shushtar”
  • Chinese: “舒什塔爾歷史水力系統”
  • Croatian: “Šuštarski hidraulički sustav”
  • Czech: “Mosty, hráze, kanály, budovy a vodní mlýny v íránském Šúštaru”
  • Czech: “Šúštarský historický vodohospodářský systém”
  • Dutch: “Historisch hydraulisch systeem van Shushtar”
  • Finnish: “Shushtarin vedensiirtojärjestelmä”
  • French: “système hydraulique historique de Shushtar”
  • French: “Système hydraulique historique de Shushtar”
  • German: “Historische Wasserkunst”
  • German: “Historisches Hydraulik-System von Shushtar – Brücken, Dämme, Kanäle, Gebäude und Wassermühlen”
  • Italian: “Sistema idraulico di Shushtar”
  • Kirghiz: “Ирандагы Кеме куруу илими”
  • Maltese: “Sistema Idrawlika Storika ta‘ Shushtar”
  • Maltese: “Sistema Idrawlika Storika ta’ Shushtar”
  • Nepali: “शुशतर एतिहासिक जलीय प्रणाली”
  • Persian: “تپه پرسونه (پای تپه)”
  • Persian: “سازه های آبی شوشتر”
  • Persian: “سازهٔ های آبی شوشتر”
  • Persian: “سازه های ابی شوشتر”
  • Persian: “سازه‌های آبی شوشتر”
  • Persian: “مجموعه آبشارها و آسیابهای آبی”
  • Persian: “مجموعه آبشارهای شوشتر”
  • Persian: “مجموعه تاریخی آبشارهای شوشتر”
  • Portuguese: “Sistema Hidráulico Histórico de Shushtar”
  • Serbian: “Хидраулични систем Шуштар”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Šuštarski hidraulički sistem”
  • Slovenian: “Zgodovinski hidravlični sistem Šuštar”
  • Spanish: “Sistema hidraulico de Shushtar”
  • Spanish: “Sistema hidráulico de Shushtar”
  • Swedish: “Shushtars historiska hydrauliska system”
  • Turkish: “Şuşter Tarihi Su Sistemi”
  • Ukrainian: “Гідравлічна система у Шуштарі”
  • Vietnamese: “Hệ thống Thủy lợi Lịch sử Shushtar”
  • Vietnamese: “Hệ thống Thủy lực Lịch sử Shushtar”

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