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Khuzestan

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Khuzestan (khzēstän`), province (1991 pop. 3,175,852), c.24,000 sq mi (62,160 sq km), SW Iran, bordering on Iraq in the west and the Persian Gulf in the south. Its major cities include Ahvaz Ahvaz or Ahwaz (both: äwäz`), city (1991 pop. 724,653), SW Iran, on the Karun River.
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 (the capital), Khorramshahr Khorramshahr (khōräm'shä`hər), city (1991 pop. 34,750), Khuzestan prov.
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, Dezful Dezful (dĕzfl`), city (1991 pop. 181,309), Khuzestan prov.
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, and Abadan Abadan (ăbədăn`, äbädän`), city (1991 pop. 84,774), Khuzestan prov.
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. Mountainous in the east, it has a hot, dry climate; agricultural products include dates, citrus fruit, rice, and vegetables. Khuzestan has enormous petroleum deposits. Dams on the Dez River in the northern part of the province provide water for irrigation and hydroelectricity. There is a rail line and an extensive road network. The province, which was formerly called Arabistan, has an Arab majority. The area was conquered (7th cent.) by the Arabs and invaded (13th cent.) by the Mongols; it passed to Timur in the 14th cent. Development of the oil industry in the 20th cent. has led to growth of Khuzestan's population and economy. Iranian government efforts to encourage more ethnic Persians to relocate to Khuzestan has sparked unrest among the Arabs there.


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Having fled their native Khuzestan region of Iran, many Ahwazis have spent two decades evading political repression and persecution, and now are subjected to revenge killing by pro-Iranian militias that crossed the Iran-Iraq border following the collapse of Saddam Hussain's regime.
 
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