Ahvaz: facts

At a glance

• Country: Iran
• Region: Khuzestan
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 841,145
• Coordinates: 31.3190° N, 48.6842° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tehran (UTC+03:30)
• Currency: Rial (IRR)
• Distance to the capital, Tehran: 549 km (341 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Qasem Soleimani International Airport (AWZ): 7.8 km (4.8 mi), straight line
• Mahshahr Airport (MRX): 96 km (60 mi), straight line
• Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport (ABD): 114 km (71 mi), straight line

Nearby

• 'Eyn-e Do: 8.5 km (5.3 mi)
• Kut-e 'Abdollah: 9.3 km (5.8 mi)
• Sheyban: 14 km (9 mi)
• Veys: 26 km (16 mi)
• Hamidiyeh: 30 km (19 mi)