Ahvaz

Meaning

Proper Noun

• city in southern Iran (country), capital of the Khuzestan Province.

Origin

• From Persian اهواز, from Arabic أَهْوَاز and اَلْأَهْوَاز, a shortened form of سُوق الْأَهْوَاز, a calque of Middle Persian, name of a major town in Sassanian-era Khuzestan; see Khuzestan for more.