Susa is located about to 250 km 150 miles east of the Tigris River.Susa is one of the oldest known settlements of the region and indeed the world, possibly founded about 4200 BCE, although the first traces of an inhabited village have been dated to ca. 7000 BCE. Evidence of a painted pottery civilization has been dated to ca , 5000 BCE.In historic times, Susa was the primary capital of the Elamite Empire.Susa is also mentioned in the Ketuvim of the Hebrew Bible, mainly in Esther, but also once each in Nehemiah and Daniel. Both Daniel and Nehemiah lived in Susa during the Babylonian captivity of Judah of the 6th century BCE. Esther became queen there, and saved the Jews from genocide. A tomb presumed to be that of Daniel is located in the area, known as Shush-Daniel. The tomb is marked by an unusual white, stone cone, which is neither regular nor symmetric. Many scholars believe it was at one point a Star of David.