Hoveyzeh County

Hoveyzeh County

شهرستان هویزه
مقاطعة الحويزة
Hoveyzeh County شهرستان هویزه ; مقاطعة الحويزة
County
	Counties of Khuzestan Province
	Location of Khuzestan Province in Iran
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
Capital	Hoveyzeh
Population (2006)
• Total	30,750
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Hoveyzeh County (Persian: شهرستان هویزه, Arabic:مقاطعة الحويزة) is a county in Khuzestan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Hoveyzeh.^[1] It was separated from Dasht-e-Azadegan County in 2008. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 30,750, in 5,417 families.^[2] The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Neysan District. The county has two cities: Hoveyzeh and Rafi.

Hoveyzeh is considered among the famous cities of Iran because of Iran-Iraq war. This city is located near the border of Iraq and its citizens are considered among Khuzestani Arab people.^[3]

References[]

^ Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran
اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران Archived 2007-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
^ Atlas Joghraphiayeh-Hemasi (Epic geography Atlas), Khuzestan Dar Jang (Khuzestan in war)

Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)

Coordinates: 31°27′44″N 48°04′26″E / 31.462301°N 48.073963°E / 31.462301; 48.073963

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[1] Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran
اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران Archived 2007-05-22 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

[3] Atlas Joghraphiayeh-Hemasi (Epic geography Atlas), Khuzestan Dar Jang (Khuzestan in war)

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