Izeh ( fa, ايذه, also

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d as Īz̄eh; also known as Malāmir, Izaj, and Malemir) is a city and capital of

Izeh County Izeh County ( fa, شهرستان ایذه) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Izeh Izeh ( fa, ايذه, also Romanized as Īz̄eh; also known as Malāmir, Izaj, and Malemir) is a city and capital of Ize ...

Khuzestan Province Khuzestan Province (also spelled Xuzestan; fa, استان خوزستان ''Ostān-e Xūzestān'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz and it covers ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. At the 2006 census, its population was 103,695, in 20,127 families. Izeh also has mines of rocks and minerals. It is famous for its dam and ancient monuments that are located in

Kul-e Farah Kul-e Farah (Henceforth KF) is an archaeological site and open air sanctuary situated in the Zagros mountain valley of Izeh/Mālamir, in south-western Iran, around 800 meters over sea level. Six Elamite rock reliefs are located in a small gorge ...

Eshkaft-e Salman Eshkaft-e Salman or ''Shekaft-e Salman'' Location On the southwest side of the valley, 2.5 km from the town center of Izeh, southwest Iran, is the majestic “''romantic grotto''” of Shekaft-e Salman (“Salomon’s Cave”) where a ...

, Khongazhdar,

Tagh e Tavileh Tagh-e Tavileh is a historic site near Izeh in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and ...

, Shir-e Sangi (Stone Lion cemetery), Shahsavar relief,

Khong e Kamalvand Khong may refer to: * Khong District, Laos, a district of Champasak Province **Khong Island, in Laos * Khong District, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand *Khong, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran People with the surname *Lawrence Khong (born 1952) ...

, Khong e Ajdar, Khong e Yaralivand, ghalesard village (Qalesard), and

Sheyvand Sheyvand is a village in the general area areas of the Mongasht & Shalu Protected Area near dezpart in Khuzestan Province, Iran. The Karun River The Karun ( fa, کارون, ) is the Iranian river with the highest water flow, and its only na ...

relief. The population of Izeh mainly consists of

Bakhtiaris The Bakhtiari (also spelled Bakhtiyari; fa, بختیاری) are a Lur tribe from Iran. They speak the Bakhtiari dialect of the Luri language. Bakhtiaris primarily inhabit Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari and eastern Khuzestan, Lorestan, Bushehr, a ...

Climate

Izeh has a

Hot-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...

(

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''Csa'') with scorching, rainless summers and comfortable, somewhat wet winters with cold and often freezing mornings.

References

External links

IḎEH
Encyclopædia Iranica

Ayapir
at fravahr.org Populated places in Izeh County Cities in Khuzestan Province {{Izeh-geo-stub