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Ahvaz
Capital of Khuzestan province, Iran

Ahvaz

Ahvaz is a city in the Central District of Ahvaz County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.

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Getting to Ahvaz

There are daily flights from Tehran, Isfahan, and Shiraz. There are weekly flights from Dubai-Kuwait City-Mashad. Airlines serving Ahvaz airport are Iran Air-Caspian Airlines-Mahan Airlines-Eran Air-Aria Air-Iran Air Tours-Iran Asseman Airlines. There are many travel agencies. OXIN travel agency sits on the corner of the 7th street in Kianpars.

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    Ahvaz
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    Lions Square

    Southbound buses leave from Khorramshahr Square.

See

Worth seeing

Karoon county or known as "Kut Kut" is where most of the Ahvaz tourist attractions are gathered. Kut Kut is the home to water buffaloes. Its Arab residents have a culture that is unique in the country. They live a simple village-like life just 10 minutes drive away from city center. They answer every "hello" with sincere "welcome". They bring their cattle to the water during the day, making a breath-taking view.

Do

Things to do

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    Sailing

    You can rent a boat and go sailing on Karoun river in many parks nearby the river.

Eat

Where to eat

There are many sandwich shops and fast food shops in the city. Most are average. A good ice cream store is in a cellar below a cake store. Haji Baba Coffee Shop can be found next to the bazaar, heading towards the white bridge.. No English spoken. Oxin Hotel Restaurant- Try the Shir Mahi (fish) kebabs and they also serve great meat kebabs. They have specials that change daily.

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