Khuzestan province

  • Vaccination campaign to protect camels from camelpox in southwestern Iran

    Vaccination campaign to protect camels from camelpox in southwestern Iran

    Camelpox is a contagious disease that affects camels and, according to studies, can also be transmitted from animals to humans. One of the most effective ways to prevent and control camelpox is through the vaccination of camels. In Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, camels are inoculated against this disease. (IRNA photos, November 18, 2024)

  • 'Israel's attack on Iran did not affect KRG trade delegation's activities'

    'Israel's attack on Iran did not affect KRG trade delegation's activities'

    Ahvaz, IRNA – The Zionist regime's attack on Iran did not affect the activities and commercial negotiations of the high-level delegation from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, said the governor of Khuzestan.

  • Iran’s oil output rises by 50K bpd

    Iran’s oil output rises by 50K bpd

    Tehran, IRNA – The oil production of the Islamic Republic has increased by 50,000 barrels per day (bpd) due to the exploitation of two new oil fields in Iran.

  • Hur-ul-Azim super wetland

    Photo: Erfan Samanfar

    Hur-ul-Azim super wetland

    Hur-ul-Azim super wetland is one of the largest of its kind in Iran which is located in the southwestern province of Khuzestan near the border with Iraq. It covers an area of 120,000 hectares and is considered a rich source of plant and animal species, including one of the world’s most rare otters. Water flows into the wetland from Karkheh River in Iran and Tigris in Iraq.

  • Persian fallow deer

    ٍPhoto: Erfan Samanfar

    Persian fallow deer

    The Persian fallow deer’s natural habitat is the dense forests of the Zagros region and areas in southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan. The unique animal species has been living across the Mesopotamia region for centuries. It was thought to be extinct in Iran until 1951 when the animal was seen in Dez and Karkheh National Parks in Khuzestan.