Ahvaz
Proper noun
Meaning
Ahvaz
A city in southern Iran, capital of the Khuzestan Province.
Examples
The Iraqis carried out 150 air sorties against the Iranians, and even bombed Dezful, Ahvaz, and Khorramshahr in retribution.
Mourners attend a funeral ceremony for Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Iraq in a US drone strike, in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Iran, Sunday, Jan.
In November, Saddam ordered his forces to advance towards Dezful and Ahvaz, and lay sieges to both cities.
The fall of Bostan exacerbated the Iraqis' logistical problems, forcing them to use a roundabout route from Ahvaz to the south to resupply their troops.