Iranian Khuzestan
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Khūzestān Province استان خوزستان (in Persian) |
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Ziggurat in Chogha Zanbil, 13th century BC
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 Counties of Khuzestan Province |
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 Location of Khuzestan Province in Iran |
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| Coordinates: 31°19′38″N 48°41′38″E / 31.3273°N 48.6940°ECoordinates: 31°19′38″N 48°41′38″E / 31.3273°N 48.6940°E | |
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 Iran
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| Region | Region 4 |
| Capital | Ahvaz |
| Counties | 27 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Gholamreza Shariati |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64,055 km2 (24,732 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 4,711,000 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+03:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRST (UTC+04:30) |
| Main language(s) | Persian, Lurs/Bakhtiari, Khuzestani Arabic, Persian dialects of Khuzestan |
Khuzestan Province (Persian: استان خوزستان, Ostān-e Khūzestān) 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 km2. Other major cities include, Abadan, Khorramshahr, Dezful, Andimeshk, Shushtar, Behbahan, Susa, Bandar Imam, Omidiyeh, Izeh, Baq-e-Malek, Mah Shahr, Susangerd, Ramhormoz, Shadegan, Masjed Soleiman, Minoo Island and Hoveizeh. In 2014 it was placed in Region 4.
As the Iranian province with the oldest history, it is often referred to as the "birthplace of the nation", as this is where the history of the Elamites begins. Historically, one of the most important regions of the Ancient Near East, Khuzestan is what historians refer to as ancient Elam, whose capital was in Susa. The Achaemenid Old Persian term for Elam was Hujiyā when they conquered it from the Elamites, which is present in the modern name. Khuzestan, meaning "the Land of the Khuz" refers to the original inhabitants of this province, the "Susian" people (Old Persian "Huza" or Huja (as in the inscription at the tomb of Darius the Great at Naqsh-e Rostam, (the Shushan of the Hebrew sources) where it is recorded as inscription as "Hauja" or "Huja"). In Middle Persian the term evolves into "Khuz" and "Kuzi". The pre-Islamic Partho-Sasanian Inscriptions gives the name of the province as Khwuzestan.
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