Shuster, a decayed city of Persia, stands on the Karun, at the point where that river emerges from the hills, 250 miles W. by S. of Ispahan. It is protected by a citadel. It has been identified by some with the ancient city of Susa, but the site of that city is Sus, 40 miles WNW. of Shuster. Pop. 6000.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 422
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