Izeh

For the administrative subdivision, see Izeh County.

Izeh ايذه
city
Kul-e Farah
Izeh
Coordinates:
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
County	Izeh
Bakhsh	Central
Population (2006)
• Total	103,695
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Izeh (Persian: ايذه‎‎, also Romanized as Īz̄eh; also known as Malāmir, Izaj, and Malemir) 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 Lurs, 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.

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.

External links

• IḎEH, Encyclopædia Iranica
• Izeh Photo Gallery from the Khuzestan Governorship
• Ayapir at fravahr.org