Anshan

𒀭𒍝𒀭 Anzan
𒀭𒊓𒀭𒆠 Ansanᴷᴵ
𒀭𒊭𒀭𒆠 Anšanᴷᴵ

Capital of Elam usually referred to as Awan 𒀀𒉿𒀭𒆠 a-wa-anᴷᴵ "City / Country of Awan"

Banesh near Anshan occupied from the sixth millennium BC

Five times bigger than Susa during the 'Banesh period' 3400-2800, at 50 hectares, walled area of 200 hectares!

en route between Uruk and the legendary Aratta

one of the early capitals of Persia, 27 miles west of Persepolis

modern Tall-e Malyan (Persian: تل ملیان),

Marv Dasht area, which is a complex of several interconnected valleys and plains.

Shiraz (2000 BC "Tiraziš") modern regional capital of Fars Province