Khoozestan province
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Khūzestān Province استان خوزستان (in Persian) | |
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| Province | |
Ziggurat in Chogha Zanbil, 13th century BC
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 Counties of Khuzestan Province | |
 Location of Khuzestan Province in Iran | |
| 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 | |
| Country |
 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, Khuzestani Arabic, Bakhtiari, Persian dialects of Khuzestan, Qashqai, Armenian |
Khuzestan Province (Persian: استان خوزستان Ostān-e Khūzestān, Arabic: محافظة خوزستان Muḥāfaẓa Khūzistān) 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, Shush, Shushtar, Behbahan, Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni, Omidiyeh, Izeh, Baq-e-Malek, Bandar-e Mahshahr, Susangerd, Ramhormoz, Shadegan, Masjed Soleyman, and Hoveyzeh. The counties of Khuzestan Province are Andimeshk County, Dezful County, Lali County, Andika County, Gotvand County, Shush County, Shushtar County, Masjed Soleyman County, Izeh County, Dasht-e Azadegan County, Hoveyzeh County, Bavi County, Haftkel County, Bagh-e Malek County, Ramhormoz County, Ahvaz County, Karun County, Ramshir County, Omidiyeh County, Aghajari County, Behbahan County, Hendijan County, Mahshahr County, Shadegan County, Khorramshahr County, and Abadan County. In 2014 it was placed in Region 4.
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