ABSTRACT
The city of Shushtar is situated in the historic province of Khuzestan, which is located in the southwest of Iran between the Zagros Mountains, on the north and the Persian Gulf, on the south. The ancient city of Shushtar is located on a semiisland platform between two canals of the Karun River. Shushtar is the site of technical inheritance as far as at least eighteen centuries ago. The old city contains various heritage sites including the ancient hydraulic system with its dams and bridges, Salâsel Castel, medieval monuments and historic houses.
