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Khuzestan Province
Persian: استان خوزستان | |
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From the top to bottom-right, Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, Shush Castle, Tomb of Daniel, Ziggurat in Chogha Zanbil, Ahvaz | |
 Location of Khuzestan Province within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 31°20′N 48°40′E / 31.333°N 48.667°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Region | Region 4 |
| Capital | Ahvaz |
| Counties | 30 |
| Government | |
| • Governor-general | Ali-Akbar Hosseini Mehrab |
| • MPs of Assembly of Experts | 1 Abbas Ka'bi 2 Abdul Karim Farhani 3 Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi Shahroudi 4 Mohsen Heidari Alekasir 5 Seyyed Ali Shafiei 6 Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri |
| • Representative of the Supreme Leader | Abdul-Nabi Mousavi Fard |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64,055 km2 (24,732 sq mi) |
| Population (2016 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,710,509 |
| • Estimate (2020[3]) | 4,936,000 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IR-06 |
| Main language(s) | Khuzestani Arabic, Luri, Persian dialects of Khuzestan, Mandaic |
| HDI (2017) | 0.802[4] very high · 12th |
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Khuzestan province (Persian: استان خوزستان)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Located in the southwest of the country, the province borders Iraq and the Persian Gulf, covering an area of 63,238 square kilometres (24,416 sq mi). Its capital is the city of Ahvaz.[5] Since 2014, it has been part of Iran's Region 4.[6]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 May 2024). "Khuzestan Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan. "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Khuzestan province, centered in the city of Ahvaz". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "همشهری آنلاین-استانهای کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند" [Provinces Were Divided into Five Regions]. Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014.
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