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Khuzestan is a province located in southwestern Iran, known as one of the country's most important industrial and agricultural regions. It matters historically and economically because of its oil reserves, fertile plains, and strategic location near Iraq, making it central to Iran's economy and geopolitics.
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- Official website
- www.ostan-kz.ir
- Image
- Shimbar.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0632422
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Khuzestan province ([xuːzest̪ʰɒːn] ; Persian: استان خوزستان) is one of the 31 Provinces of Iran. An extension of the Mesopotamian Plain, it is located in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf, and covering an area of 63,238 square kilometres (24,416 mi). Its capital is the city of Ahvaz. Since 2014, it has been part of Iran's Region 4.
Khuzestan comprises much of what historians refer to as ancient Elam, whose capital was at Susa. It was once one of the most important regions in the Ancient Near East. In modern Iran, there has been episodic conflict between the province's Arab population and the central government. In 1982, an Iraqi invasion of Khuzestan was defeated at the Battle of Khorramshahr. Containing Iran's largest oil field, it is a key strategic province.