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Shushtar
Shushtar is a city in south-western Iran on the Karun River. The Band-e Kaisar dam was built across the river near Shushtar using Roman engineering expertise from prisoners captured in Shapur I's campaigns. The hydraulic system of Shushtar is regarded as a masterpiece of ancient engineering.
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