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[ʔæhˈvɒːz] ⓘ) [a] is a city in the central district of ahvaz county, khuzestan province, iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district Ahvaz field is one of the richest oil fields in the world with an estimated proven reserves around 65.5 billion barrels (~8.94 × 10 ^ 9 t), [2] and production is centered on 750,000 barrels per day (119,000 m 3 /d) [3] it is home to persians, arabs and other groups such as qashqai and kurds.
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Following the persian invasion, arabistan, or al ahwaz, as the ahwazi people call it, was divided in 1936 into several provinces [6] due to influx of shia arab tribes invited by the safavids to act as a bulwark against the ottoman empire, the western part of khuzestan became known as arabestan Khuzestan, elam, bushehr, and hormozgan
The regime in iran started a resettling program, incentivizing ethnic persians to move to al ahwaz.
Ahvāz, city, capital of khūzestān province, southwestern iran Ahvāz is situated on both banks of the kārūn river where it crosses a low range of sandstone hills The town has been identified with achaemenid tareiana, a river crossing on the royal road connecting susa , persepolis , and pasargadae. The iranian authorities have waged a sweeping crackdown against the ahwazi arab ethnic minority, arresting hundreds of people in khuzestan province, southern iran, in recent weeks, said amnesty international.
Over time, ahwazi arab territories were carved up and parcelled out between different iranian provinces, predominantly khuzestan (north ahwaz), bushehr and hormozgan (south ahwaz). Extreme water shortages affecting the ahwaz were the catalyst for the demonstrations. The regime in iran started a resettling program, incentivizing ethnic persians to move to al ahwaz Today, khuzestan is the only province that remains populated predominately by ahwazi arabs, the descendants of the arab tribes who lived in this region for centuries
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Ahvaz has a hot desert climate and experiences very hot summers.
Ahvaz located in khuzestan province and in the plain section Besides, the city is 18 meters above sea level and with an area of nearly 20,000 hectares is one of the large cities of khuzestan province as well as iran In addition, the karun river in ahvaz originates from the bakhtiari mountains, divides the city into two parts. Ahwaz, in iran’s southwest, is a city of about 1.3 million and the largest city in khuzestan province
Close to the iraqi border and the persian gulf, ahwaz is home to iran’s largest arab population and several other ethic minority groups It first prospered thousands of years ago along the banks of the karun river, a waterway that today. There are daily buses to many destinations in iran The main bus station is in kampelo for buses headed north (i.e., tehran)
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Southbound buses leave from khorramshahr square.
Ahvaz, the capital of khuzestan province in iran, is a bustling city ranked fourth in size after tehran, mashhad, and tabriz The famous karun river, flowing from the bakhtiari mountains, splits the city into east and west, adding to the city’s beauty. The public hall of ahvaz islamic council was held with the agenda of holding the second congress of 24,000 martyrs of khuzestan province with the presence of military and provincial officials and ahvaz municipality. This is a place that comes to life at night
Stroll through any of the bazaars or along the waterfront when the streetlights come on, and it is as though the entire town is there with you Although it may not attract. Since the 16th century, khuzestan was slowly becoming arabized, due to new arab settlers arriving from mesopotamia, such as the banu ka'b
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Iran, Khuzestan region, Ahwaz, Choga Zanbil zigurrat Stock Photo - Alamy
