Shush is amongst the most ancient and important habitats known in the world. While it has been under scrutiny for about a century, still many parts of this site remain to be explored. The City of Shoosh contains antiquities from the prehistoric, historic and Islamic eras. The remains of these civilizations can be found from the Fifth Millennium B.C. through the Thirteenth Century. The city has been the capital of Elam, Assyrian, Achaemenid, Seleucid, Parthian, Babylonian, and Sassanid kings. For geographical reasons, such as being located in the north of Persian Gulf and being near to the Mesopotamia, Shoosh has been a place of confluence of two great ancient civilizations i.e. Elam and Mesopotamian.

The file of the cultural heritage of Shoosh includes Shaur Palace, Apadana, the Eastern Gate, Hadish Palace, the Fifteenth Palace, Jameh Mosque of Shoosh, and a collection of Islamic Era monuments, Acropol Hills, and the French Castle. As the objects discovered in Shoosh have been plundered for decades by archeological groups and western researchers, they can be found in most of the prestigious museums in the world.