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Khorramshahr
City in Khuzestan province, Iran

Khorramshahr

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

Plan a trip to Khorramshahr→From Ahvaz
Get in

Getting to Khorramshahr

Daily overnight trains links Khorramshahr with Isfahan and the capital Tehran, there are also a daytime train from Ahvaz.

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    Khorramshahr railway station is northeast

    A river ferry is available from nearby Basra, across the border in Iraq, taking just 45 minutes to complete the journey.

See

Worth seeing

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    Warfare Museum

    Museum dedicated to events during the Iran-Iraq War and specifically the Battle of Khorramshahr in 1980.

How locals move

Getting around Khorramshahr the local way

  • Get inA river ferry is available from nearby Basra, across the border in Iraq, taking just 45 minutes to complete the journey.
  • Get inThe ferry is run by Valfajr Shipping Company and there are multiple sailings each week.

From Wikivoyage: Khorramshahr, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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