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Ahwaz

American  
[ah-wahz] / ɑˈwɑz /
Or Ahvaz

noun

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


Ahwaz British  
/ ɑːˈvɑːz, ɑːˈwɑːz /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The entire U.S. community was thrown into its deepest shock two weeks ago by the assassination of Oil Executive Paul Grimm in Ahwaz.

From Time Magazine Archive

Following the murder of American Oil Executive Paul E. Grimm on the outskirts of Ahwaz, hundreds of U.S. technicians boarded chartered evacuation flights to safe havens outside the country.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Iranians said they had counterattacked at Ahwaz, Susangerd and other points along the 500-mile front.

From Time Magazine Archive

Militarily, the fall of Susangerd would give the Iraqis control of a key highway leading to the provincial capital of Ahwaz, 30 miles to the southeast.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Ahwaz large bodies of hostile cavalry could be seen against the sky line surrounding the British positions, but they did not attack.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)

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