Topic - Ahvaz

Ahvaz ( or Ahwaz) is a city in the southwest of Iran and the capital of Khuzestan province. Ahwaz's population is about 1,300,000 and its built-up area with the nearby town of Sheybani is home to 1,136,989 inhabitants. It is home to Persians, Arabs, Lurs (Bakhtiaris), Dezfulis, Shushtaris, etc. and different languages are spoken in it, such as Persian, Arabic, the Persian dialects of Luri (Bakhtiari), Dezfuli, Shushtari, etc. - Source: Wikipedia

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