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Khuzestan
Southern Iran |
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| Abadan |
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| This large (pop. 308,000)
oil-refinery boomtown, located at the junction of the
Karun and Arvandrud rivers, was largely destroyed during
the Iran-Iraq War. Before the war, Abadan had a fairly
good museum, but little else worth seeing; now it has
even less. 420 mi/675 km south-southwest of Tehran. |
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| Ahvaz |
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Like Abadan, Ahvaz is a
commercial city (pop. 580,000) that was heavily bombed
during the Iran-Iraq War. The city's main attraction is
its proximity to several historic sites: Choga Zambil
(Elamite ruins and well-preserved ziggerat), Haft Tappe
(ruins) and Shush 70 mi/115 km north of Abadan.
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| Khorramshahr |
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| Once Iran's largest port,
Khorramshahr was almost destroyed during the Iran-Iraq
War and is currently being rebuilt. The port, which lies
near the Iraqi border on the Karun waterway, dates from
ancient times (Alexander the Great founded a city
nearby). 400 mi/645 km southwest of Tehran. |
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| Dezful |
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