Hoveyzeh

For the administrative divisions, see Hoveyzeh County, Hoveyzeh-ye Jonubi Rural District, and Hoveyzeh-ye Shomali Rural District. For the vehicle, see Hoveyzeh (APC).

Hoveyzeh (Persian: هویزه)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Hoveyzeh County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[5]

Hoveyzeh Persian: هویزه Arabic: الهويزة
City
Hoveyzeh county
Hoveyzeh
Coordinates: 31°27′38″N 48°04′41″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
County	Hoveyzeh
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	19,481
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 14,422 in 2,749 households,^[6] when it was capital of the former Hoveyzeh District of Dasht-e Azadegan County.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 16,154 people in 3,779 households,^[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Hoveyzeh County. Hoveyzeh was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 19,481 people in 4,904 households.^[2]

Mandaean community

Historically, the town was home to a Mandaean community for centuries,^[4] which no longer exists in the 21st century due to emigration.^[9]

See also

• Iran–Iraq war
• Khorramshahr
• Susangerd
• Shadegan
• Bostan

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Havizeh, Hawīzeh, and Hovayzeh; also known as Hawiza, Hovayze, Hūzgān and Khūzgān;^[3] also Huwaiza;^[4] also Hozegan during the Pahlavi Era; and Arabic: الهويزة