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Khuzistan

American  
[khoo-zi-stahn, koo-zuh-stan, -stahn] / ˌxu zɪˈstɑn, ˈku zəˌstæn, -ˌstɑn /
Or Khuzestan

noun

  1. a province in SW Iran, on the Persian Gulf. About 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km). Ahwaz.


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On reports of "foreign agitation" in Khuzistan and Kurdistan.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the contrary, the initial Iraqi drive into Iran's Khuzistan province has long since bogged down, and Western military analysts now see the prospect of a protracted stalemate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tehran was in need of some sort of boost as the Iraqi army tightened its hold on the major cities of oil-rich Khuzistan province.

From Time Magazine Archive

Baghdad's battle plan apparently called for the seizure of key cities in Iran's oil-rich Khuzistan province, which has a large Arab minority.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thence it is four days to Khuzistan, which is Elam.

From The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela by Benjamin of Tudela

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