The township of Ahvaz is situated in the central portion of the province and has a warm and humid climate. Ahvaz is the center and largest city of the province and is located 874 km. from Tehran. In ancient times it was called "Hormozd Ardeshir" and ...
The township of Behbahan in Khuzestan Province has a semi-desert like climate, with hot scorching summers and rainy winters. Its center is Behbahan city, which is located at a distance of 1,105 km. from Tehran. The ruling center of ancient times was ...
The Archaeological Museum of Susa (Shush Museum) is located in the ancient city of Susa in Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, which is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Highlights include a giant double-headed bull, a lion-hugging Hercules and some spooky clay death masks from Haft Tappeh.
Choqazanbil Temple (Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat) is situated at a distance of 30 km south east of Shoosh (Susa) and 80 km north of Ahvaz in Khuzestan province (Southwest of Iran), and is the only remnant of an ancient city, that was constructed approximately ...
The capital of Abadan County in Khuzestan Province, located in southwest of Iran, 53 kilometres (33 mi) from the Persian Gulf near the Iraqi-Iran border. The climate in Abadan is arid, Summers are dry and hot.
The township of Dezful lies at a distance of 721 km. from Tehran, and is located to the north of Khuzestan province. Generally, it has a desert like and comparatively dry weather with hot summers and moderate winters. The word Dezful has been derived ...
Masjed Soleyman is situated to the north of the province, and has common borders with Esfahan and Chahar Mahal Va Bakhtiyari provinces. It accounts for being an important area as the 'winter residing quarter' for the Bakhtiyari tribes. This township ...
The approximately 500m long overflow dam over the Karun, was the core structure of the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System from which the city derived its agricultural productivity, and which has been designated by the UNESCO as Iran's 10th World Heritage Site in 2009.
The tomb of Abdullah (Imamzadeh Abdollah) is located on an elevation in the south of Shooshtar, around which is an old cemetery. Its stone entrance is related to the Safavid era.
The tall portal has two minarets on either side and these are adorned ...
Jameh Mosque of Shushtar (Masjed'e Jameh'e Shooshtar) is located in west of Shooshtar in Khuzestan province, and is a remnant of the early Islamic period. It was constructed by one of the Abbassid caliphates.
This old mosque was repaired during ...
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