Ahvaz

Also known as Ahwaz, Al-Ahwaz, Ahvâz

Ahvaz (; ) is a city in the Central District of Ahvaz County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.

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Ahvaz is the capital city of Khuzestan province in Iran, located in the central part of the province. It serves as the administrative center for both the province and its surrounding county and district.

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Ahvaz
Settlement.native_name: اهواز
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_seal: Ahvaz.Municipality.svg
Settlement.image_caption: From top, clockwise: the Pol Sefid bridge, the Ahvaz Tashrifat Complex, the Ali ibn Mahziar Ahvazi Shrine, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Pol Hashtom
Settlement.nickname: The City of Bridges
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Khuzestan
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ahvaz
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Central
Settlement.leader_title1: Deputy Mayor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 220

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Official name: اهواز
Country: Iran
Located in: Central District
Population: 1184788
Area: 528
Elevation: 23
Time zone: UTC+03:30
Capital of: Khuzestan Province
Official website: ahvaz.ir
Image: 1399011818071582320074684 زمین نفس می کشد.jpg
Dialing code: 0611

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Commons category: Ahvaz
topic's main category: Category:Ahvaz
category for people born here: Category:Births in Ahvaz
category of associated people: Category:People from Ahvaz
postal code: 61000–61999
native label: الاهواز
male population: 596774
female population: 588014

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Article · Italiano

Ahvāz (in persiano اهواز‎, in arabo: ألأهواز‎, al-Ahwāz) è la città di 1 350 000 abitanti dell'Iran sud-occidentale, capoluogo della provincia del Khūzestān. Centro di una vasta area metropolitana che, insieme alla vicina Sheyban, conta oltre 1,1 milioni di abitanti, sorge sul fiume Karun ed è una città multiculturale e industriale, attiva nei settori siderurgico, tessile e petrolifero. La popolazione è in prevalenza di etnia e lingua arabe, in contrasto con l'etnia e lingua persiane dominanti in Iran.

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