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Ahvaz

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Etymology

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From Persian اهواز (ahvâz), from Arabic أَهْوَاز (ʔahwāz) and اَلْأَهْوَاز (al-ʔahwāz), a shortened form of سُوق الْأَهْوَاز (sūq al-ʔahwāz), a calque of Middle Persian Hūǰestān-vāčār (literally the market of Khuzestan), name of a major town in Sassanian-era Khuzestan; see Khuzestan for more.

Proper noun

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Ahvaz

  1. A city in southern Iran, capital of the Khuzestan Province.

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