Wildlife
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Asiatic lion was recorded in Fars Province, Ramhormoz County, Shushtar County, Dezful County and along the Karun river. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Khuzestan Plain is the relatively flat region of Iran where the Khuzestan province and the cities of Ahvaz, Susa and Abadan are located. It is the largest plain in Iran and one of the richest agricultural areas in the world. It is irrigated by several big rivers such as Karun and Karkheh. Khuzestan Plain borders Mesopotamia and is separated from it by the Shatt al-Arab (known as Arvand Rud in Iran) river.
Khuzestan was the center of the ancient Elamite culture of Iran.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Asiatic lion was recorded in Fars Province, Ramhormoz County, Shushtar County, Dezful County and along the Karun river. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Khuzestan province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz and it covers an area of 63,238 square kilometres (24,416 sq mi). Since 2014, it has been part of Iran's Region 4.
Khorramshahr is a city in the Central District of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the county and of the district.
Ahvaz is a city in the Central District of Ahvaz County, Khuzestan province, Iran, and serves as capital of the county, the district, and the province. It is home to Persians, Arabs, Bakhtiaris, Dezfulis, Shushtaris, and others. Languages spoken in the area include Persian and Arabic, as well as Luri (Bakhtiari) and different persian dialects such as Dezfuli, Shushtari and etc. Ahvaz's population is about 1,300,000 and its built-up area with the nearby town of Sheybani is home to 1,136,989 inhabitants.
Shushtar is a city in the Central District of Shushtar County, Khuzestan province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the county and of the district.
Iranian Arabs are the Arab inhabitants of Iran who speak Arabic as their native language. In 2008, Iranian Arabs comprised about 1.6 million people, and are primarily located in Khuzestan Province.
Khuzestan province is located in southwestern Iran. Its history extends from the pre-Aryan ancient Elamite civilization to the modern day Islamic Republic.
The Karun is the Iranian river with the highest water flow, and its only navigable river. It is 950 km (590 mi) long. It rises in the Zard Kuh mountains of the Bakhtiari district in the Zagros Range, receiving many tributaries, such as the Dez and the Kuhrang, before passing through the capital of the Khuzestan Province of Iran, the city of Ahvaz before emptying to its mouth into Arvand Rud.
The Karkheh or Karkhen کرخه is a river in Khūzestān Province, Iran.
Upper Gotvand Dam, or simply the Gotvand Dam, is an embankment dam on the Karun River about 12 km (7.5 mi) northeast of Gotvand in Khuzestan Province, Iran. It currently has an installed capacity of 1,000 MW with another 1,000 MW in the works for a second phase. Studies for the Karun River began in the 1960s and specific designs on the Upper Gotvand were presented in 1967, 1975 and 1982. After the design and location were chosen, a further study was carried out in 1997, the same year preliminary construction began. The river was diverted by April 2003 and excavation began soon thereafter. After completion of the dam, impounding of its reservoir began on 30 July 2011 during a ceremony attended by Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad. The first generator of phase one was commissioned on 5 May 2012, two more by 18 September 2012 and the final in November 2012. Ahmadinejad was again present for the dam's inauguration on 22 April 2013. Phase 2 is estimated to be complete in 2015 and the dam is going to become one of Iran's largest power stations and is already its tallest earth-fill dam.
The Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System is a complex irrigation system of the island city Shushtar from the Sassanid era. It consists of 13 dams, bridges, canals and structures which work together as a hydraulic system.
The Band-e Kaisar, Pol-e Kaisar, Bridge of Valerian or Shadirwan was an ancient arch bridge in the city of Shushtar, Khuzestan province, Iran, and the first in the country to combine it with a dam. Built by the Sassanids, using Roman prisoners of war as workforce, in the 3rd century AD on Sassanid order, it was also the most eastern example of Roman bridge design and Roman dam, lying deep in Persian territory. Its dual-purpose design exerted a profound influence on Iranian civil engineering and was instrumental in developing Sassanid water management techniques.
Kut-e Abdollah Rural District is in the Central District of Karun County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Mozaffariyeh.
Eslamabad is a village in Soveyseh Rural District of Soveyseh District, Karun County, Khuzestan province, Iran.
Sadd-e Karun Chahar is a village in Abezhdan Rural District, Abezhdan District, Andika County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 22, in 9 families.
Mared is a village in Howmeh-ye Sharqi Rural District, in the Central District of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 32, in 9 families. Iraqi army personnel crossed the Karun river at Mared on October 9, 1980 as part of an attempted flanking operation during the Iran–Iraq War.
Qaleh Chanan Rural District is in the Central District of Karun County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Al Aqda.
Karun County is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kut-e Abdollah.
Kut-e Abdollah is a city in the Central District of Karun County, Khuzestan province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the county and of the district. The city is the merger of the former villages of Astishan, Darvishabad, Gavmishabad, Gondamakar, Hadiabad, Khazami, Kut-e Abdollah, Kut-e Navaser, Kuy-e Montazeri, and Shariati-ye Yek.
Dasht-e Arzhan is a village in Dasht-e Arzhan Rural District, Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,557, made up of 585 families. The village lies in an ecologically important zone, the Arzhan and Parishan Protected Area.
The province of Khuzestan was a southwestern province of Safavid Iran, corresponding to the present-day province of Khuzestan.
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