Ahwaz

or Ah·vaz

[ ah-wahz ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Khuzistan, in W Iran.

Ahwaz

/ ɑːˈvɑːz; ɑːˈwɑːz /

noun

1. a town in SW Iran, on the Karun River. Pop: 967 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

There was much hand-to-hand fighting before the British could struggle back to Ahwaz.

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Poles from Zanzibar have been distributed for a telegraph line from Mohammerah to Ahwaz.

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They run her once a fortnight at a considerable loss between Mohammerah and Ahwaz.

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She received five direct hits from 9-pounders, and one from the 18-pounder field-gun the enemy captured from us at Ahwaz.

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When he awoke he asked their business, and they replied, "We bring you here the king of Ahwaz."

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