The National Liberation Movement of Ahwaz ( ar, حركة التحرير الوطني الأحوازي, Harakit al-Taḥrīr al-Watani Al-Ahwazi;
abbreviated
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NLMA) is an
Arab
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nationalist
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and
separatist organisation whose goal is to establish an independent state called
Ahwaz
Ahvaz ( fa, اهواز, Ahvâz ) is a city in the southwest of Iran and the capital of Khuzestan province. Ahvaz'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 hom ...
in
Iran
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.
See also
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Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz
The Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz ( ar, حركة النضال العربي لتحرير الأحواز, ḥarakat an-nidhāl al-arabiː litaħriːr al-aḥwāz; abbreviated ASMLA) is an Arab nationalist and separatist insurge ...
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Ahvaz National Resistance
The Ahvaz National Resistance () is an ethnic Arab opposition movement in Iran that seeks an independent state in Khuzestan Province.
Described by Israeli newspaper ''Haaretz'' as "an umbrella organization of all armed movements", the Ahvaz Nati ...
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Arab nationalism in Iran
Arab nationalist militant groups
Iran–Iraq relations
Khuzestan conflict
Militant opposition to the Islamic Republic of Iran
Nasserist organizations
National liberation armies
Organisations designated as terrorist by Iran
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