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low brick, it entombs the 20th-century philosopher Mohammad Taq Shushtari and should
eventually be covered in fabulous blue tiling, Esfahan style. About 1km further such tiling
already graces the brilliant and considerably older
Saheb-al Zaman shrine
at which awed
devotees have supposedly made sightings of the Mahdi (last imam), hence the 'empty
seat' shrine box.
Sleeping & Eating
Mehmanpazir Shushtar$
( 622 3288; Sharafat St; s/d/tr US$11/13/16)
Rebuilt in 2006 with reasonably neat tiled
floors, this upstairs place charges what it feels you'll pay, apparently irrespective of
whether you get a room with an OK bathroom or have to share the communal squat toilet.
Mattresses and sheets are clean and new.
MOSAFERKHANEH
Hotel Jahangardi$
( 622 1690; Sarafat St; s/tw/tr US$25/30/35; )
Right beside the river you can
gaze across to the mausolea from this wonderful location that's peaceful until nocturnal
tourists decide to crank up their party music. The clean, reasonably comfortable rooms
have bathrooms.
HOTEL
Restaurant Abshar$
(Shahrivar Sq; meals about US$4; 7.30am-3pm & 5-10pm)
. There's a good selection
of eateries around Shahrivar Sq of which this deceptively cavernous place makes a
friendly choice and supplements kababs and
ghorme sabzi
(meat and vegetables with rice)
with scrumptious spit-roast chicken (US$5 for half-bird).
Several shops sell Shushtar's famous pickles and preserved fruits. Local
koluche
(soft-
centred biscuits with a hint of caraway) taste best when stuffed with dates.
TRADITIONAL IRANIAN
Getting There & Away
Shushtar's single, handily central bus terminal is a block north and west from Shahriyar
Sq, between Almas and Sheikh Sts. Very regular buses run to Ahvaz (US$1, 1½ hours)
and Dezful (US$0.50, one hour), where you can transfer for Shush or Andimeshk. There's
no public transport to Shush (90km), but a good asphalt road exists passing within 5km of
Choqa Zanbil and emerging near Haft Tappeh.
