Ahvaz
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 Iran
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| Province : | Chuzestan | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 19 ′ N , 48 ° 42 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 17 m | ||
| Residents : | 1,302,591 (2016 census) | ||
| Area code : | 061 | ||
| Time zone : | UTC +3: 30 | ||
| Website: | www.ahvaz.ir | ||
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| Mayor : | Moosa Shaeri Karimi | ||
Ahvaz or Ahwas ( Persian اهواز Ahvāz ; also Ahwaz ) is a city in Iran on the banks of the Karun Riverin the middle of the Khuzestan Province on the Persian Gulf . The newer part of Ahvaz with industrial areas is on the right of the Karun, the older parts on the left bank. With around 1,303,000 inhabitants (as of 2016), Ahvaz is the largest city in Khuzestan Province.
The majority of the inhabitants are Iranians, some of them of Arab descent. The colloquial language is mostly Persian or Persian dialects such as Dezfuli and Behbahani, but for the most part also Arabic . In addition, the Bakhtiaric language is represented, as the industrial city of Ahvaz is close to the tribal area of the Bakhtiars and many of them have jobs. The same applies to the Lurs in Ahvaz. The official language is Persian.
history
Ahvaz stands in the place of ancient Tareiana. At this point the Persian Royal Road led from Susa to Persepolis over the Karun River. The city of Tareina was later expanded under the Sassanid king Ardaschir I and renamed Hormuzd Ardaschir. The king built a dam over the Karun near the city. The importance of the city increased and soon Hormuzd Ardashir became the capital of the province of Susania . When the Muslim Arabs conquered the Sassanid Empire, they renamed Hormuzd Ardashir to Suq al-Ahwaz (marketplace of the Huzi), Ahwaz being the Arabic plural form of Huzi. The Huzi were a warlike tribe in the region. Today's Chuzestan Province is named after them. Among the Arabs of Ahwaz was an economically important city until the Zanj . -Rebellion led in the 10th century to great upheavals in the region and the decline of the city. The city recovered until the dam broke in the 15th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, the city had only 2000 inhabitants, but the discovery of oil deposits led to the city growing and becoming the capital of the Khuzestan province again in 1926. In 1948 the number of residents exceeded 100,000.
traffic
Rail transport
Ahvaz train station (Persian: ايستگاه راه آهن اهواز, Istgah-e Rah Ahan-e Ahvaz) is the main train station of Ahvaz on the Trans-Iranian Railway .
Air traffic
Ahvaz Airport (IATA airport code: AWZ) is the only operating airport in the city of Ahvaz.
sons and daughters of the town
- Siamak Aghaei (* 1974), santur player and composer
- Imaani Brown (* 1980), German-Iranian comedian
- Ali Doraghi (* 1984), basketball player
- Hamed Haddadi (* 1985), basketball player
- Hossein Kaabi (* 1985), football player
- Ahmad Mahmud , writer
- Eman Mobali (* 1982), football player
- Abu Nuwas (757-815), poet
- Ali Schamchani (* 1955), Admiral and Minister of Defense
- Siavash Shams (born 1965), singer
- Amir Taheri (* 1942), journalist
- Ali Ghardooni (* 1979), discus thrower and canoeist
- Navab Nasirshelal (* 1989), Iranian weightlifter
environmental pollution
In 2011 Ahvaz was listed as the most polluted city by the World Health Organization .
climate
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Ahvaz
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistical Center of Iran: Population by age groups and sex and province, the 2016 Population and Housing Census. (xlsx) Retrieved July 21, 2017 (Excel file, can be downloaded from the website. (Excel; 21 KB)).
- ↑ Khuzestan (Iran): Counties & Cities - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts. Retrieved August 2, 2017 .
- ↑ A. Shahsavani, K. Naddafi, N. Jafarzade Haghighifard, A. Mesdaghinia, M. Yunesian: The evaluation of PM10, PM2.5, PM1 and Concentrations during the Middle Eastern Dust (MED) events in Ahvaz, Iran, from april through september 2010 . In: Journal of Arid Environments . tape 77 , February 1, 2012, p. 72–83 , doi : 10.1016 / j.jaridenv.2011.09.007 ( sciencedirect.com [accessed August 1, 2017]).
- ^ Bryan Walsh: The 10 Most Air-Polluted Cities in the World . In: Time . ISSN 0040-781X ( time.com [accessed August 1, 2017]).
Web links
- City administration website (Persian)