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Capital of wealthy Khuzestan province
Ahwas, which is located on both banks of Karun
River, is known as one of the oldest cities in Iran
and has been mentioned to its name in many ancient
inscriptions. It was called “Oxin” and then
Achaemenians called it “ Avaz” or “ Avaja”, “ Hormoz
Shahr” in the Sassanians ( 3rd AD) and now is called
Ahwaz .
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Karun River |
Since the province was the land of Elamites,
Achaemenians and Sassanian winter capital, there are
a lot of historical monuments around Ahwas.
Susa, 117 km northwest of Ahwaz is
comprises one of the oldest civilization in the
Middle East. The ruins of the Achaemenian palaces
are still visible. The best surviving example of
Elamite architecture, the Ziggurat of Chogha Zambil
(1250 BC), is located 45 km southeast of Susa.
Shushtar, another ancient town which was made on the
Karun River is famous for water mills, Shadorvan
Bridge and Band-e Ghaisar, all constructed during
the Sassanian period. |
