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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Example Sentences

Iraqi claims about the capture of four cities inside Iran's oil-rich Khuzistan province in the first week of fighting proved to be embarrassingly premature.

From Time Magazine Archive

As part of this strategy, the Iraqis have repeatedly shelled Dezful, nexus for most of the oil pipelines running northward from Khuzistan.

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

Iraqi forces inched forward in their effort to capture and isolate the Iranian province of Khuzistan, but the Iranians continued to stave off the Iraqis' superior firepower.

From Time Magazine Archive

They were spirited and active animals, evidently of a fine breed, such as that for which Khuzistan is famous at the present day.

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by Rawlinson, George