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Elam (/ ˈ iː l ə m /) [a] was an ancient civilization centered in the far west and southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of what is now Khuzestan and Ilam Province as well as a small part of southern Iraq. The modern name Elam stems from the Sumerian transliteration elam(a), along with the later Akkadian elamtu, and the ...
Ilam was named after the ancient civilization of "Elam" that lived in the areas in present-day southwest Iran for millennia, between 2700 and 539 BC.For a long time, the area of the present-day Ilam province was called 'Poshtkouh' and along with 'Pishkouh', constituted Lorestan.
Elam (/ ˈ iː l ə m /; [1] עֵילָם ‘Elam) in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis 10:22, Ezra 4:9) is said to be one of the sons of Shem, the son of Noah.The name is also used (as in Akkadian) for the ancient country of Elam in what is now southern Iran, whose people the Hebrews believed to be the offspring of Elam, [2] son of Shem (Genesis 10:22).
Ilam is situated in the cold mountainous region of Iran at a height of 1,319 metres (4,330 ft) above mean sea level. It is located in the west of Iran at a latitude of 33° 38´ north and longitude of 46° 26´ east. Although this city is surrounded by mountains, its climate is also affected by deserts from the west and the south.
The kings of Elam were the rulers of Elam, an ancient civilization and kingdom in south-western Iran. The earliest known Elamite dynasty was the Awan dynasty , which came to power in the Early Dynastic period .
IRAN (17A: Country home to Chogha Zanbil) Chogha Zanbil, also seen spelled Tchoga Zanbil and Čoġā Zanbīl, is the ruins of an ancient city. Chogha Zanbil was a holy city located in Elam, a ...
Elam was one of the first conquests of the new Persian empire; Elamite scribes kept the Persians' records, writing them down in Elamite cuneiform. Hence one contemporary historian, Elton Daniel, states that the Elamites are "the founders of the first Iranian empire in the geographic sense". (The History of Iran, 2001, p. 26). If the Elamites ...
Western Iran (Khuzestan, Elam) – the 'birthplace of Iran', similar to Region 4 (Hamadan province, Ilam province, Kermanshah province, Khuzestan province, Lorestan province, Markazi province), but often including all of or some of Qazvin province, Kurdistan province, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province; [8]