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3 unusual facts about Khuzestān


Dalun

Dalan, Khuzestan, also romanised Dālūn, village in Bagh-e Malek County, Khuzestan Province, Iran

Darbar, Iran

Darbar, Khuzestan (داربر - Dārbar), a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran

Panbeh Kar

Panbeh Kar, Khuzestan, a village in Masjed Soleyman County, Khuzestan Province, Iran


1979 Khuzestan uprising

One of the consequences of the Arab uprising in Khuzestan was the Iranian Embassy siege, which took place from 30 April to 5 May 1980, after a group of six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy in South Kensington, London.

92nd Armored Division

In September 1980, among the units garrisoned along the Iraqi border, the IRIA had the 92nd Armored "Khuzestan" Division, with three armored brigades equipped with Chieftain MBTs and M-113 APCs (including the 283rd Armored Cavalry Battalion), including the 1st Brigade west of Khorramshahr and south of Ahwaz, 2nd Brigade west of Dezful, and 3rd west of Ahvaz.

Ahmad Khorram

Born in Isfahan, and having a bachelor degree in Roads and Structures Engineering from University of Tabriz, Khorram's previous posts in the Iranian government included the governorship of Hormozgan, Khuzestan, and Hamedan and vice ministership of the Ministry of Roads and Transportation.

Ahvaz bombings

In April 2011, another wave of protests erupted across the Khuzestan province, resulting in a dozen killed and scores injured and arrested.

Baha' al-Dawla

Another brother, Samsam al-Dawla, prevented Baha' al-Dawla from gaining all of Sharaf al-Dawla's possessions by taking control of Fars, Kerman and Khuzestan.

Catocala puerperoides

It is restricted to more northern parts of Iran, reaching the southernmost distribution in southeastern Zagros, provinces Azerbayejan-e-Sharqi (eastern Azerbaijan), Mazandaran, Tehran, Lorestan, Khuzestan and Kohkiluye va Boyer-Ahmad.

Dasht-e Azadegan

Dasht-e Azadegan County, an administrative subdivision of Khuzestan Province, Iran

Eshkaft-e Salman

Eshkaft-e Salman, or Shikaft-i Salman, is a cave with four reliefs inside and outside the cave on the south of the Izeh, near the city in Khuzestan, southwest Iran.

Hati

Hati District, an administrative subdivision of Khuzestan Province, Iran

Hati Rural District, an administrative subdivision of Khuzestan Province, Iran

Mandaic language

Neo-Mandaic survives in three subdialects, which arose in the cities of Shûshtar, Shāh Wāli, and Dezful in northern Khūzestān, Iran.

Saffarid dynasty

Ya'qub then turned his focus to the west and began attacks on Khorasan, Khuzestan, Kerman and Fars.

Sheykh Saleh

Sheykh Saleh, Shush, Khuzestan Province (شيخ صالح - Sheykh Şāleḥ)

Sheykh Saleh, Dasht-e Azadegan, Khuzestan Province (شيخ صالح - Sheykh Şāleḥ)


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