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	The Plight of the Ahwazis
		The DSPA is campaigning for self-determination for the Iranian province of Khuzistan, which is the homeland of five million indigenous Arabs known as the Ahwazi.
		The Shah's attempts to impose Persian identity on Khuzistan, including banning the use of the Arabic language in schools and government, confiscating Arab land and creating Persian settlements, were resisted by the Arabs.
		Khuzistan is richer in oil than the Niger Delta, but 50 per cent of the indigenous Ahwazi live in absolute poverty and 80 per cent of Ahwazi children are malnourished.
	www.unpo.org /article.php?id=1848 (1144 words)

	New Page 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Khuzistan is under the influence of three air currents.
		Khuzistan is part of old Elam land that was one of the four civilizations of the ancient world in which urbanization began in early 4th millennium BC.
		In 187 BC Seleucidian government became weak, Pars and Khuzistan were united and separated from it.
	www.faratour.com /khuzistan.html (560 words)

	The Militant - April 28, 2003 -- Letters
		Khuzistan is the oil-rich province that borders Iraq.
		We, Arab writers and intellectuals of Khuzistan, condemn the savage assault against the nation of Iraq and the occupation of their land.
		We value the sympathy of the Arab people of Khuzistan and other Iranian nationalities with the people of Iraq, and we ask the authorities in the province to make it possible for the Arab masses in Khuzistan to express their anger and their deep feelings in support of their Iraqi neighbors.
	www.themilitant.com /2003/6714/671435.html (768 words)

	Khuzistan
		Being bounded on the south by the Persian Gulf, this province, the seaports of which were primarily used for trade with India, was an important centre for commercial activities in the past.
		This town is situated in the east of Khuzistan.
		It is said that iii the early 14th century, a city called Arajan which had been built in the Sassanian period near the present town of Behbahan, was ruined, as a result of which the people moved into Behbahan.
	www.iranparadise.com /iran-travel/Khuzistan-Iran-travel.htm (1565 words)

	Khuzistan
		Located in southwestern Iran, Khuzistan province is one of the sites from which archeologists think agriculture originated.
		The part of Khuzistan known as the Deh Luran Plaines, which lies at the foot of the Zargos Mountains, was home to many ancient cities.
		Ali Kosh, which archeologists think existed from 6600-6000 BC, was the second of many cities in the Khuzistan province.
	www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/archaeology/sites/middle_east/khuzistan.html (382 words)

	Brief on Iran, No. 1280
		On November 25, Mojahedin's military units launched a series of operations in the provinces of Khuzistan, Kermanshah and Lorestan, heavily pounding eight of the clerical regime's key centers of suppression and export of terrorism.
		Khuzistan's General Directorate for Intelligence has played a key role in carrying out terrorist attacks on the Mojahedin in Iraqi territory, including car-bomb attacks.
		The detachment is responsible for the crackdown on the five-day uprising in this province in December 1996, the uprising of the people of Sanandaj in February 1999 and the student uprising in this city in July 1999, which led to deaths of dozens and the wounding of a larger number of demonstrators.
	www.iran-e-azad.org /english/boi/12801129_99.html (627 words)

	US Urges Iran Restraint in Khuzistan Violence
		The ethnic Arabs of Khuzistan, an oil-rich area along the Iraqi border, have long complained of discrimination by central authorities in Tehran including curbs on their rights to study and speak Arabic.
		It quoted foreign representatives of the ethnic Awazi Arabs of Khuzistan as saying Iranian authorities shut down two bilingual Arabic-Farsi newspapers in the area last year and imprisoned scores of political activists, some allegedly tortured for criticizing government policies.
		The U.S. report said the group also complained that the Tehran government has ignored appeals to de-mine vast stretches of Khuzistan sown with mines during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980's.
	www.payvand.com /news/05/apr/1138.html (467 words)

	Domestic Threats to Iranian Stability: Khuzistan and Baluchistan - Middle East Forum
		The oil boom and government efforts to dilute the Arab component of the population have caused the relative size of the ethnic Arab population to shrink.
		The local disdain for Tehran is consistent with the historic pattern in which the periphery slowly spins away from central government control during periods of weakness.
		As the violence in Khuzistan, Baluchistan, and elsewhere continues, it is clear that the Islamic Republic is in trouble.
	www.meforum.org /article/788 (1918 words)

	ARABISTAN (formerly KHUZISTAN) - Online Information article about ARABISTAN (formerly KHUZISTAN)
		ARABISTAN (formerly KHUZISTAN), a province of Persia, bounded on the S. by the Persian Gulf, on the W. by Turkish territory, on the N. by Luristan and on the E. by the Bakhtiari
		It has its modem name, signifying "land of the Arabs," from the Arabs who form the bulk of the population, and is subdivided into the districts of Muhamrah, Fellahiyeh (the old Dorak), Ram
		Khuzistan (meaning " the land of the Khuz ") was a part of the Biblical Elam; the classical Susiana, and appears in the
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /APO_ARN/ARABISTAN_formerly_KHUZISTAN_.html (374 words)

	Travel to Iran, Khuzestan- attractions, hotels, tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Today, in addition to important seaports used for trade, Khuzistan’ s highways and roads play an important role in the economy of Iran.
		The Trans-Iranian Railway spanning the distance of 1391 kms between the two seaports of Bandar-e Torkman on the Caspian sea and Bandar-e Imam Khomeyni on the Persian Gulf, has spur lines to many of the provincial capitals.
		It is said that iii the early 14th century, a city called Arajan which had been built in the Sassanian period near the present town of Behbahan, was ruined, as a result of which the people moved into Behbahan.
	irantrip.com /Iran/Khuzistan.htm (1579 words)

	Asia, Middle East, Iran, Khuzistan Province: Cities
		It is situated in the East of Khuzistan.
		It is located in the North of Khuzistan, 150 km from Ahvaz.
		This Easternmost town of Khuzistan was the first capital of Achaemenid monarch.
	www.caroun.com /Countries/Asia/Iran/Khuzistan/KhuzistanCities.html (320 words)

	About IRAN
		Khuzistan is part of old Elam land that was one of the four civilizations of the ancient world in which urbanization began in early 4
		Enjoying a warm arid climate, Shdgan is a southern city of Khuzistan Province 971 kilometers faar from Tehran.
		Andimeshk is located in the north of Khuzistan Province on the southern slopes of Zagross Mountain 726 kilometers far from Tehran.Andimeshk has been constructed close to the ruins of the old city of Loor which was a flourishing city and has been pointed out by many famous geographers.
	www.iccim.org /english/Iran/khuzistan (2614 words)

	Iran Plans 2nd Nuclear Power Plant, Reactor To Be Built In Khuzistan, Despite Pressure To Curb Nukes - CBS News
		Reactor To Be Built In Khuzistan, Despite Pressure To Curb Nukes
		Previously Iran had said it would build a second power plant at Bushehr, where its first nuclear reactor is due to begin generating electricity in 2006.
		Khuzistan province was the site of a French-built power plant that began in the mid-1970s and was stopped after 1979 Islamic revolution.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/12/05/world/main1095899.shtml?CMP=OTC-RSSFeed&source=RSS&attr=World_1095899 (599 words)

	Asia, Middle East, Iran: Khuzistan Province
		Khuzistan has been the home of men from Paleolithic period.
		Khuzistan is also industrial center, light and heavy, including refineries, petroleum, rolling mill, ironworks, cement, sugar and paper mills.
		Khuzistan's center is Ahvaz; other cities are Abadan, Andimeshk, Baq-malek, Behbahan, Dezfoul, Dasht Azadegan, Izeh, Khoram-shahr, Mah-shahr, Masjed Soleiman, Ramhormoz, Shadegan, Shoush (Susa) and Shoushtar.
	www.caroun.com /Countries/Asia/Iran/Khuzistan/KhuzistanProvince.html (213 words)

	List of Publications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Isolation and identification of antagonistic fluorescent pseudomonads from Khuzistan province and study on their repression against casual agent of seedling damping-off.
		Investigation on the possibility of biological and chemical control of citrus branch wilt decline and death disease.
		Identification of the causal agent of sugar cane Fusarium disease in Khuzistan province.
	www.cua.ac.ir /agric/Farrokhi/Farrokhi_files/Fpublications.htm (441 words)

	Iran National Front
		Plainclothes agents arrested Banitaraf, who has written 20 books on ethnic minorities in Iran, in Tehran on April 25 during a press conference held by the nongovernmental Center for the Defense of Human Rights.
		During this event, Banitaraf publicly criticized the government's violent suppression of protests by ethnic Iranian-Arabs in Khuzistan's capital, Ahwaz.
		The government has since banned foreign and Iranian journalists from traveling to Khuzistan.
	www.jebhemelli.net /htdocs/Human_Rights/HRW_on_Azizi.htm (1190 words)

	RugNotes: Friday, February 04, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Most of these tribes, the Kurds, the Lurs, the Bakhtiaris, the Gilaks, or the Baluchis, are the original invaders who, in the first millennium BC, swept down from central Asia and settled in various parts of the Iranian plateau.
		Most of the tribes of central Iran are from pure Aryan stock, while other tribes such as the Arabs of Khuzistan, the Turks of Quchan, the Qashqais of Fars, the Shahsavan and Afshars of Azarbaijan, and the Turkmans, are remnants of races that have passed through Iran at various periods of history.
		Their dress is quite colourful, almost the same as that of the Bakhtiari tribes, except for their hats.
	rugnotes.blogspot.com /2005_02_04_rugnotes_archive.html (565 words)

	PMOI Statement 08/04/99 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) in Khuzistan Province announced today that "an armed confrontation took place between the GDI special forces" and the Mojahedin.
		A spokesman for the Mojahedin Command Headquarters in Iran said: "The Revolutionary Guards and the Intelligence Ministry in Khuzistan province were badly shaken by the Mojahedin military units' attack last month on the command headquarters of the province's Guards Corps in Ahwaz, which was pounded with 82 mm mortars.
		He emphasized the vital importance of maintaining "the security of the important and strategic region of Khuzistan" and added that this necessitated "dealing lethal blows to the Mojahedin." The army commander said "the security of the country as a whole depends to a large degree on the security of Khuzistan."
	www.iran-e-azad.org /english/pmoi/990804.html (367 words)

	US: Iran Violating Minorities' Rights
		The ethnic Arabs of Khuzistan, an oil-rich area along the Iraqi border, have long complained of discrimination by central authorities in Tehran including curbs on their rights to study and speak Arabic.
		It quoted foreign representatives of the ethnic Awazi Arabs of Khuzistan as saying Iranian authorities shut down two bilingual Arabic-Farsi newspapers in the area last year and imprisoned scores of political activists, some allegedly tortured for criticizing government policies.
		News accounts of the latest unrest said ethnic Arabs in the provincial capital city of Ahvaz attacked and set fire to police stations and banks, and that security forces responded with tear gas and rubber bullets.
	www.voanews.com /english/2005-04-19-voa64.cfm (535 words)

	Iran: Halt Execution of Ethnic Arabs After Secret Trial (Human Rights Watch, 11-11-2006)
		On November 9, Abbas Jaafari Dowlatabadi, head of the Judiciary in the southern province of Khuzistan, told the Islamic Republic News Agency that Iran’s Supreme Court has confirmed the execution sentence of 10 Iranian Arabs.
		Protests erupted in Khuzistan’s capital, Ahwaz, on April 15, 2005, following publication of a letter allegedly written by Mohammad Ali Abtahi, an advisor to President Mohammad Khatami.
		The letter referred to government plans to implement policies that would reduce the proportion of ethnic Arabs in Khuzistan’s population.
	hrw.org /english/docs/2006/11/11/iran14560.htm (665 words)

	IFEX :: Human Rights Watch calls for journalist's release; foreign and Iranian journalists barred from visiting ...
		Plainclothes agents arrested Banitaraf, who has written 20 books on ethnic minorities in Iran, in Tehran on April 25 during a press conference held by the nongovernmental Center for the Defense of Human Rights.
		During this event, Banitaraf publicly criticized the government's violent suppression of protests by ethnic Iranian-Arabs in Khuzistan's capital, Ahwaz.
		The government has since banned foreign and Iranian journalists from traveling to Khuzistan.
	www.ifex.org /eng/layout/set/print/content/view/full/66554 (674 words)

	Human Rights Watch
		The trials have all been closed to the public, and defense lawyers remain the sole source of non-official information as to what occurred.
		On March 2, the authorities hanged Ali Afrawi and Mehdi Nawaseri in Ahwaz, the capital of Khuzistan province.
		Protests erupted in Khuzistan’s capital, Ahwaz, on April 15, 2005, following publication of a letter allegedly written by Mohammad Ali Abtahi, an advisor to President Mohammad Khatami, which referred to government plans to implement policies that would reduce the proportion of ethnic Arabs in Khuzistan’s population.
	www.commondreams.org /news2006/0626-09.htm (792 words)

	Domestic Threats to Iranian Stability: Khuzistan and Baluchistan - Michael Rubin
		Domestic Threats to Iranian Stability: Khuzistan and Baluchistan - Michael Rubin
		The Islamic Republic of Iran is facing a new wave of domestic violence, with multiple bombings in the provinces of Khuzistan and Baluchistan in the past six months.
		While the recent terrorism may have some ethnic or sectarian component, Iranian nationalism trumps ethnic separatism.
	www.jcpa.org /brief/brief005-9.htm (2182 words)

	Definition of Khuzistan - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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	www.merriam-webster.com /dictionary/Khuzistan (36 words)

	Survivors Speak: Dr Haydar from Khuzistan
		I managed to swim out following a ray of light that beamed through...
		We were a group of 28 doctors from Khuzistan.
		We lived in Iran for 11 years, only 5 remained.
	sievx.com /archives/2003_07-08/20030703.shtml (485 words)

	The Shahr (province) of Khuzistan
		The population of Khuzistan (Parthian Susiana and Elymais) concentrated toward its ample river and canal system.
		Strabo divides the region into fertile farmlands and mountains producing fierce warriors (xvi.1.17-18).
		The attention given to Khuzistan by the Sasanians indicates its importance.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/147596 (674 words)

	Buwayhid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Samsam al-Dawla Abu Kalinjar al-Marzuban (bin 'Adud al-Dawla) (367-372) as governor of Khuzistan
		Taj al-Dawla Abu'l-Husayn (bin 'Adud al-Dawla) (372-375) in Khuzistan & al-Basra
		Sultan al-Dawla (bin Baha al-Dawla, known as Abu Shuja') (403-412) in Iraq, Khuzistan and Fars
	www.hotchili.info /coins/buwayhid/buwayhid.html (205 words)

	Ancient Khuzistan : flood legends - Details from BaghdadMuseum.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Ancient Khuzistan : flood legends - Details from BaghdadMuseum.info
		Ancient Khuzistan covered the western flanks of the Zagros mountain chain in modern day Iran.
		The region fell under the hegemony of Sumer, and that brought considerable cultural influence
	www.baghdadmuseum.info /items/link-9785-267.html (52 words)

	Welcome To TFOK web Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		TFOK Co. is the company holds the project of startinhg the initiative
		of a Special Economic Zone in province of Khuzistan - Iran.
		Photography and Design by: SAM Arts Internet Developers.
	www.tfokco.com (106 words)

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