Khouzestan province simple english wikipedia, the free. Irans complex khuzestan region through the eyes of its children. Fars, abadan, saman in khuzestan, gilan and tabarestan province. The khuzestan factor in saudiiran relations lobelog. Visiting the war fields of khuzestan by mohammed reza amirinia.
The boundaries of elam shifted throughout history, but elam usually included presentday khuzestan and areas of the iranian plateau now part of the iranian province of fars. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Aug 22, 20 cuneiform text on mud bricks, at the elamite ziggurat of tchogha zambil, province of khuzestan, stay safe and healthy. Potassium behavior in some iranian soils of khuzestan.
Earlier this year antigovernment demonstrators took to the streets of khuzestan after 11 of the provinces cities experienced power outages amid a dust storm, ultimately ending in riots. In an interview with the international campaign for human rights in iran, two former khuzestan province teachers who currently live outside iran said that the governments refusal to allow the teaching and speaking of arabic in schools has led to poor grades and an increase in dropout rates among khuzestan students. If there are cities and other destinations listed, they may not all be at usable status or there may not be a valid regional structure and a get in section describing all of the typical ways to get here. Khuzestan province is home to around 80 percent of irans oil fields and 60. The reasons for the fall of the khuzestan province sciencedirect. Khuzestan province veterans today military foreign. Elamite kings sometimes ruled as far afield as babylon. Arabestan, geographic region in southwestern iran, lying at the head of the persian gulf and bordering iraq on the west. Irans complex khuzestan region through the eyes of its. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Khuzestan province is one of the 31 provinces of iran. Ardalan, azerbaijan, baluchestan, fars, gilan, araqe ajam, khorasan, khuzestan, kerman, larestan, lorestan, and mazandaran. New look to history of iran volume 1 persian edition ahmad.
It is in the southwest of the country, bordering iraqs basra province and the persian gulf. Since 2014 it has been part of irans region 4 as the iranian province with the oldest history, it is often referred to as the birthplace of the. Wind resource assessment of khuzestan province in iran. For example, there is the new town of shirinshah where most of the people being brought into that town are people from yazd province in central iran nonarabs. Social inequality, city shrinkage and city growth in khuzestan province, iran 11 area development and policy downloaded by university of sussex library at 06. The province of khuzestan, located in the southwest corner of iran, is.
Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. However, most experts believe the name khuzestan to be derived from kuzi, the name of the original nonsemitic people of the province, whose distinctive language reportedly survived until sassanid times. Ostane khuzestan is one of the 31 provinces of iran. It was built for worshiping gods and mainly to honor the great god inshushinak. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering iraq and the persian gulf. Visiting the war fields of khuzestan just about travel. According to these teachers, the ministry of education and development has a. 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. Other major cities include behbahan, abadan, andimeshk, khorramshahr, bandar imam, dezful, shushtar, omidiyeh, izeh, baqemalek. List of books and articles about iranian history online research. Located in ancient elam today khuzestan province in southwest iran, tchogha zanbil duruntash, or city of untash, in elamite was founded by the elamite king untashnapirisha 12751240 bce as. Rich in resources, the khuzestan province has been plundered for oil, gas, and agriculture throughout irans modern history. The seat of the province has for the most of its history been in the northern reaches of the land, first at susa shush and then at shushtar.
Holidaymakers had already returned home and roads were less crowded. Khuzestan province map iran persian and english scale. In his book, which is the most accredited account of spoken languages of iran during the early islamic era, ibn nadeem quotes the 8th century. It was the location of the ancient city of susa in the persian empire references. Wikimedia commons haes media relatit tae khuzestan province.
The province of khuzestan can be basically divided into two regions, the rolling hills and mountainous region to the north of ahvaz ridge, and the plains and marsh lands to its south. Khuzestan has been a troublesome province of iran since the ascent of the pahlavi rule in the 1920s. The history of slaves in the persian gulf predates islam. Chogha zanbil is an ancient elamite complex in the khuzestan province of iran. Khuzestan province is home to three unesco world heritage sites of susa, tchogha zanbil and shushtar historical hydraulic system yet it is a region of raw beauty where its visitors could spend weeks exploring. The book contains notes an index and numerous maps, but no photographs. This region travel guide to khuzestan is an outline and may need more content.
In fact in many peoples minds, khuzestan is a part of iran. From 1906 until 1950, iran was divided into twelve provinces. Southern iran, historically known as persia, comprises roughly the areas of modernday khuzestan, fars and kirman. This file is licensed under the creative commons attribution 3.
Pdf rewriting of the history and rebuilding of geography of irans. The province is also a cradle for handicrafts and arts whose crafters inherited from their preceding generations. In order to provide better and faster services to its honorable clients in khuzestan province, hiweb regional office is located at ahvaz city, where provides services by its staff who are professional in technical supports and selling. Quran and religious studies classes now combined into one book called gifts from heaven. The fertile soil of khuzestan has a splendid potential for growing this plant, making excellent harvests for sugar cane possible here.
The history of khuzestan province, a province in southwestern iran, extends from the ancient. I recommend this book if you are interested in iran, especially on its early history. Abadan is a city and capital of abadan county, khuzestan province which is located in the southwest of iran books set in abadan, khuzestan. Media in category khuzestan province the following 200 files are in this category, out of 217 total. Its capital is ahvaz and it covers an area of 63,238 km 2. Cuneiform text on mud bricks, at the elamite ziggurat of. Introducing the asil horse of khuzestan iran by mary gharagozlou the asil of iran known in the west as the arab is labelled by the name of the region from which it comes, greatly to avoid confusion with other breeds with a somewhat arab type, which has already been done by two different persons writing on the arab horse. It lacks the grandeur of esfahan, the history of shiraz, and the urban sensibility of tehran. It is in the soothwast o the kintra, borderin iraqs basra province an the persie gulf. No major harm to khuzestan historical sites by quake. Ither major ceeties include behbahan, abadan, andimeshk, khorramshahr, bandar imam, dezful, shushtar, omidiyeh, izeh, baqemalek, mah. How irans khuzestan went from wetland to wasteland. This multidimensional trip will uncover the nature, history and industry of khuzestan province. It is in the southwest of the country and borders on iraq and the persian gulf.
This province known as khuzestan with its capital at ahvaz is the region where most of irans 1. Arab separatism in khuzestan refers to a decadeslong separatist movement in the western part of iranian khuzestan, which seeks to establish a separate independent state for its arab residents. Khuzestan is inhabited by a number of ethnic groups and peoples. The 15 best things to do in khuzestan province 2020. Indigenous persians in major cities, iranian arab tribes, the bakhtiari, behbahani and luri of the north, the qashqai and afshari tribes, armenians, the peoples of dezful, shushtar and the inhabitants of the coastal regions of the persian gulf all make up the population of the province of khuzestan. Tehran bureau the drying out of rivers and wetlands in khuzestan has changed the regional landscape in a way war never did. This book discusses the political and economic history of the port of bushehr, which by. Khuzestan s ethnic diversity has a bearing on khuzestan s electoral politics, with ethnic minority rights playing a significant role in the province s political culture. 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. In the two decades before 1924, although officially part of persian territory, the western part of khuzestan functioned as an autonomous emirate known as arabistan. Iranian historygeography and divisions wikibooks, open. Modern history iran has held its modern territory since the treaty of paris in 1857.
Following up the technical issues related to province as well in person sale of hiweb services are. The area that is now khuzestan was settled about 6000 bc by a people with affinities to the sumerians, who came from the zagros mountains region. Pdf social inequality, city shrinkage and city growth in. Chogha zanbil is an ancient elamite complex built in khuzestan provinceiran, about 1250 bce. The portraits ehsaei took were released last year in a photo book entitled. Khuzestan province map iran persian and english scale 1. Accompany us on another different trip, this time to khuzestan. The third issue in khuzestan, which is very disturbing, is that there is an attempt being made by the government to build new towns and bring in new people from other provinces.
Discover librarianselected research resources on iranian history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines. This is a region of great antiquity known for its culture and civilization. Hooton is a successful retired defence journalist, including acting as a janes yearbook editor. In this book you will find detailed history of the elamite who are considered to be.
The area is irrigated by the karoun, karkhe, jarahi, and maroun rivers. He is the author of more than a dozen military history books ranging from the balkans wars 191219, air operations over the western front 19161918, the breaking of the hindenburg line 1918, the red army 19371941, air operations 19391945 and the communist chinese victory of 19451951. This is an exceptional opportunity to visit the dream railway of andimeshk and doroud on the tourism train. The province s geographical location bordering iraq and its oil resources also make it a politically sensitive region, particularly given its history of foreign intervention. It was the beginning of spring and the weather was very mild and pleasant as i began to discover khuzestan. The struggle is often defined as an ethnoreligious dispute between predominantly arabs from the western part of khuzestan and the iranian revolutionary shia governments. Hooton 2017, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Uwe dering, dr blofeld, wikimedia commons irans bakinghot, dusty province of khuzestan doesnt have a lot to draw the visitors in. Khuzestan teachers say disallowing mother tongue in. The persian empire is the name given to a series of dynasties centered in modernday iran that spanned several centuriesfrom the sixth century b.
Rich in resources, the khuzestan province has been plundered for. Khorramshahr khorramshahr, also known as muhammarah and sometimes spelled khurramshahr, is a city in and the capital of khorramshahr county, khuzestan province, iran. Volume 1, the battle for khuzestan, september 1980may 1982 by farzin nadimi, tom cooper and e. Khuzestan train tour nature, history, and industry. He is the author of more than a dozen military history books ranging from the. Origin of the name khuzestan academic dictionaries and.
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