Izeh
Encyclopedia
Izeh is a city in and the capital of Izeh County
, Khuzestan Province
, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 103,695, in 20,127 families.
Izeh has temperate weather in spring and summer, although in winter it is usually the coldest city in the Khuzestan province. Izeh is populated by Bakhtiari, a tribe living in the northern part of the Khuzestan area. It is an agricultural rather than an industrial city. The foremost product is rice (locally called Berenj) that mostly comes from Susan, Sheyvand, Meydavood and Chitanbe.
Izeh also has mines of rocks and minerals. It is famous for its dam and ancient monuments that are located in Kul-e Farah
, Eshkaft-e Salman
, Khongazhdar , Tagh e Tavileh , Shir-e Sangi (Stone Lion cemetery) , Shahsavar relief , Khong e Kamalvand , Khong e Ajdar , Khong e Yaralivand and Sheyvand relief.
Izeh County
Izeh County is a county in Khuzestan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Izeh. Izeh is a town in east of Khuzestan province in Iran. This town is a historical town. The vast majority of its population, are from Bakhtiari tribe which is one of the biggest tribes in Iran. At the 2006...
, Khuzestan Province
Khuzestan Province
Khuzestan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq's Basra Province and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahwaz and covers an area of 63,238 km²...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 103,695, in 20,127 families.
Izeh has temperate weather in spring and summer, although in winter it is usually the coldest city in the Khuzestan province. Izeh is populated by Bakhtiari, a tribe living in the northern part of the Khuzestan area. It is an agricultural rather than an industrial city. The foremost product is rice (locally called Berenj) that mostly comes from Susan, Sheyvand, Meydavood and Chitanbe.
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
Kul-e Farah is the site of six Elamite rock reliefs that are located in a gorge on the plain's east side. Kul-e Farah is located near the city of Izeh in Khuzestan, southwest Iran. The reliefs were first visited in European research by Austen Henry Layard in 1841...
, Eshkaft-e Salman
Eshkaft-e Salman
Eshkaft-e Salman, or Shikaft-i Salman , is a cave with four reliefs inside and outside the cave on the south of the Izeh , near the city in Khuzestan, southwest Iran....
, Khongazhdar , Tagh e Tavileh , Shir-e Sangi (Stone Lion cemetery) , Shahsavar relief , Khong e Kamalvand , Khong e Ajdar , Khong e Yaralivand and Sheyvand relief.
History
In the Elamite period it was known as Ayapir and sometimes Ayatem. Arabs called the town as Idhaj. The local dynasty of Lor Atabakan the Greats (Atabakan-e-Lor-e-Bozorg) renamed it in Malemir or Malmir ("king’s house" or "capital"). This name has been used until 1935 when with government’s approval, it is changed again to Izeh. Nevertheless it’s sometimes called as Izeh-Malemir.External links
- IḎEH, Encyclopædia Iranica
- Izeh Photo Gallery from the Khuzestan Governorship
- Ayapir at fravahr.org