Ahvaz region
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The Ahvaz region is an area in southwestern Iran historically notable as a major center of the Mandaean community and their Mandaic language.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | city of Ahvaz ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
lowland plain
ⓘ
riverine environment ⓘ |
| hasCenter | Ahvaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
petrochemical industry ⓘ river transport ⓘ |
| hasMajorLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMinorityLanguage |
Mandaic
ⓘ
Neo-Mandaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Karun River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageOfMinority | Classical Mandaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyInhabitedBy |
Arabs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bakhtiari people NERFINISHED ⓘ Lurs NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandaean priestly families ⓘ Mandaeans NERFINISHED ⓘ Persians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallySpoke |
Arabic
ⓘ
Mandaic language NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian ⓘ Southwestern Iranian languages ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfProminence |
early Islamic period
ⓘ
late antiquity ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
major center of the Mandaean community
ⓘ
major center of the Mandaic language ⓘ trade and transit hub between Mesopotamia and the Iranian plateau ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ethnic and religious diversity
ⓘ
extremely high summer temperatures ⓘ oil and gas industry ⓘ |
| languageCommunityCenter | Mandaic-speaking community ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Khuzestan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Karun River floodplain ⓘ |
| modernLanguageOfMinority | Neo-Mandaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Khuzestan plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamian cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOf | Khuzestan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCommunityCenter | Mandaean community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousMinority | Mandaeans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionPresent |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandaeism NERFINISHED ⓘ Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Karun River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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