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SalamIran - Province of Ahwaz |
 | | Capital of wealthy Khuzestan province in the southwest Iran, and bordering on cities such as Shushtar and Dezful to the north, Ramhormoz to the east, Shadegan, Bandar-e Mahshahr, Abadan, and Khorramshahr to the south, Ahwaz is situated on both banks of Karun River. |
 | | Finally it was called Ahwaz and designated as the capital of Khuzestan province during the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1924. |
 | | The modern part of Ahwaz, the administrative and industrial center, is on the right bank of the Karun River, but the population is still concentrated in the old section on the left bank. |
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