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___MASK77___ ( " Tehrn ") is the capital ___MASK54___ Iran and ___MASK77___ Province . With a population ___MASK54___ around 9 million in the city and 16 million in the wider metropolitan area , ___MASK77___ is the ___MASK44___ populous city ___MASK54___ Iran , the 2nd - ___MASK44___ populous city in Western Asia and the 3rd - largest metropolitan area in the Middle East . It is ranked 29th in the world by the population ___MASK54___ its metropolitan area . ___MASK33___ ( pronounced , in local dialect , also Romanized as Dezfl and Dezfool ; also known as Dzfl ) is a city in and the capital of ___MASK33___ County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2011 census , its population was 420 , 000 people in 105 , 000 families . In 2006 , the city had 235 , 819 inhabitants . Susangerd ( in , also Romanized as Ssangerd , Ssangird , and Ssangurd ), also known as Dasht - e zdegn , Dashte  ___MASK85___ , Dasht - i - Mishn , is a city in the ___MASK21___ of Dasht - e Azadegan County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 43 , 591 , in 7 , 636 families . The ___MASK12___ Ocean is the third largest of the world ' s oceanic divisions , covering ( approximately 20 % of the water on the Earth ' s surface ). It is bounded by Asia on the north , on the west by Africa , on the east by Australia , and on the south by the Southern Ocean or , depending on definition , by Antarctica . It is named after the country of ___MASK78___ . The ___MASK12___ Ocean is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great ___MASK12___ sea "", in Hindi . ___MASK70___ (" Ostn - e Khzestn ") is one ___MASK54___ the 31 provinces ___MASK54___ Iran . It is in the ___MASK28___ ___MASK54___ the country , bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf . Its capital is Ahvaz and it covers an area ___MASK54___ 63 , 238 km . Other major cities include Behbahan , Abadan , Andimeshk , Khorramshahr , Bandar Imam , Dezful , Shushtar , Omidiyeh , Izeh , Baq - e - Malek , Mah Shahr , Susangerd , Ramhormoz , Shadegan , Susa , Masjed Soleiman , Minoo Island and Hoveizeh . In 2014 it was placed in Region 4 . In geography , statistics and archaeology , a settlement , locality or populated place is a community in which people live . A settlement can range in size from a small number ___MASK54___ dwellings grouped together to the largest ___MASK54___ cities with surrounding urbanized areas . Settlements may include hamlets , villages , towns and cities . A settlement may have known historical properties such as the ___MASK51___ or era in which it was first settled , or first settled by a particular people . Western Asia , ___MASK73___ Asia , Southwestern Asia or ___MASK28___ Asia is the westernmost subregion of Asia . The concept is in limited use , as it significantly overlaps with the Middle East ( or Near East ), the main difference being the exclusion of Egypt ( which would be counted as part of North Africa ). The term is sometimes used for the purposes of grouping countries in statistics . ___MASK45___ (, also , ; ' ), also known as Persia , officially the Islamic Republic ___MASK54___ ___MASK45___ (' ), is a sovereign state in Western Asia . It is bordered to the ___MASK19___ by Armenia , the " de facto " Nagorno - Karabakh Republic , and ___MASK20___ ; to the north by the Caspian Sea ; to the northeast by Turkmenistan ; to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan ; to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf ___MASK54___ Oman ; and to the west by ___MASK39___ and Iraq . Comprising a land area ___MASK54___ , it is the second - largest country in the Middle East and the 18th - largest in the world . With 82 . 8 million inhabitants , ___MASK45___ is the world ' s 17th - most - populous country . It is the only country with both a Caspian Sea and an Indian Ocean coastline . The country ' s central location in Eurasia and Western Asia , and its proximity to the Strait ___MASK54___ Hormuz , make it ___MASK54___ great geostrategic importance . Tehran is the country ' s capital and largest city , as well as its leading economic center . Omidiyeh ( also Romanized as Omdyeh ) is a city in and the capital ___MASK54___ Omidieh County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 57 , 970 , in 12 , 123 families . ___MASK60___ ( or ); formerly known as Turkmenia is a country in ___MASK64___ Asia , bordered by ___MASK16___ to the northwest , Uzbekistan to the north and east , Afghanistan to the southeast , Iran to the south and southwest , and the Caspian Sea to the west . Ramhormoz ( Lurish :   Rümez ; Persian :  ; also Romanized as Rmhormoz and Rm Hormuz ; also known as Rmuz ) is the capital city ___MASK54___ Ramhormoz County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 49 , 822 , in 10 , 966 families . ___MASK68___ (, or ; '; '), officially known as the Republic of ___MASK68___ ('; ') is a country in Western Asia , bordered by ___MASK39___ to the north , Iran to the east , Kuwait to the southeast , Saudi Arabia to the south , ___MASK75___ to the southwest , and ___MASK46___ to the west . The capital , and largest city , is Baghdad . The main ethnic groups are Arabs and Kurds ; others include Assyrians , Turkmen , Shabakis , Yazidis , Armenians , Mandeans , Circassians , and Kawliya . Around 95 % of the country ' s 36 million citizens are Muslims , with Christianity , Yarsan , Yezidism , and Mandeanism also present . The official languages of ___MASK68___ are Arabic and Kurdish . Shushtar ( Persian :    ; also Romanized as Shshtar and Shstar , and Shooshtar ) is a city in and the capital ___MASK54___ ___MASK31___ , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2012 census , its population was 192 , 361 . Shushtar is an ancient fortress city , approximately 92 kilometres ( 57 mi ) away from Ahvaz , the centre ___MASK54___ the province . Much ___MASK54___ its past agricultural productivity derives from the Roman - built irrigation system which centered on the Band - e Kaisar , the first dam bridge in Iran . The Mayor ___MASK54___ Shushtar is Ahmad Asefi . ___MASK94___ ( Pashto / Dari : , " Afnistn "), officially the Islamic Republic ___MASK54___ ___MASK94___ , is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia . It has a population ___MASK54___ approximately 32 million , making it the 42nd ___MASK44___ populous country in the world . It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east ; Iran in the west ; Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , and ___MASK65___ in the north ; and ___MASK56___ in the far northeast . Its territory covers , making it the 41st largest country in the world . Khorramshahr (, Arabic : , also Romanized as Khorramchahre and Khurramshahr ; formerly known as Mohammerah and also known as Khorram Shahr bdn and Khnn Shahr ; formerly , Al - khoramshahr , khunin shahr , and khoramshahr ) is a city in and the capital ___MASK54___ Khorramshahr County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 123 , 866 , in 26 , 385 families . The Strait ___MASK54___ Hormuz " Tangehyyeh Hormoz " , " Maq Hurmuz ") is a strait between the Gulf ___MASK54___ Oman and the Persian Gulf . It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one ___MASK54___ the world ' s ___MASK44___ strategically important choke points . On the north coast lies Iran , and on the south coast the United Arab Emirates and Musandam , an exclave ___MASK54___ Oman . At its narrowest , the strait has a width ___MASK54___ . ___MASK20___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK20___ , is a country in the South Caucasus region , situated at the crossroads of ___MASK28___ Asia and Southeastern Europe . It is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east , Russia to the north , Georgia to the northwest , Armenia to the west and Iran to the south . The exclave of Nakhchivan is bounded by Armenia to the north and east , Iran to the south and west , while having an 8 km border with Turkey in the north west . ___MASK31___ is a county in Khuzestan Province in Iran . The capital of the county is Shushtar . At the 2006 census , the county ' s population was 182 , 282 , in 37 , 656 families . The county is subdivided into two districts : the ___MASK21___ and Shadravan District . The county has one city : Shushtar . Minoo Island is an Iranian island in the ___MASK70___ ( located in Persian Gulf ), in southwestern Iran and is close to the city ___MASK54___ Abadan . The city ___MASK54___ Minushahr is on the island . The island is comprehended entirely by the Minu District ___MASK54___ Khorramshahr County . The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed inland body ___MASK54___ water on Earth by area , variously classed as the world ' s largest lake or a full - fledged sea . It is in an endorheic basin ( it has no outflows ) located between ___MASK72___ and Asia . It is bound by ___MASK16___ to the northeast , Russia to the northwest , Azerbaijan to the west , Iran to the south , and Turkmenistan to the southeast . A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city . The size definition for what constitutes a " town " varies considerably in different parts ___MASK54___ the world . Izeh ( also Romanized as z  eh ; also known as Malmir , Izaj , and Malemir ) is a city in and the capital ___MASK54___ Izeh County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 103 , 695 , in 20 , 127 families . ___MASK97___ (" ___MASK57___ " " Shushn "; Greek :  ; " ___MASK57___ "; Old Persian " Çš ") was an ancient city ___MASK54___ the Proto - Elamite , Elamite , First Persian Empire , Seleucid , and Parthian empires ___MASK54___ Iran , and one ___MASK54___ the ___MASK44___ important cities ___MASK54___ the Ancient Near East . It is located in the lower Zagros Mountains about east ___MASK54___ the Tigris River , between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers . The Middle ___MASK95___ is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and ___MASK71___ . The corresponding adjective is " Middle - Eastern " and the derived noun is " Middle - Easterner ". The term has come into wider usage as a replacement of the term Near ___MASK95___ ( as opposed to Far ___MASK95___ ) beginning in the early 20th century . Shadegan ( also Romanized as Shdegn and Shdgn ; formerly , Fallehiyeh , Fallbyeh , and Fallyeh (  )) is a city in and the capital ___MASK54___ Shadegan County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 48 , 642 , in 8 , 600 families . ___MASK10___ ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK10___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia on crossroads of Central Asia and Western Asia . It is the sixth - ___MASK44___ populous country with a population exceeding 200 million people . It is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area with an area covering . ___MASK10___ has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by ___MASK78___ to the east , Afghanistan to the west , Iran to the ___MASK28___ and ___MASK56___ in the far northeast respectively . It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan ' s narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north , and also shares a maritime border with Oman . The Persian ___MASK90___ is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia . The body ___MASK54___ water is an extension ___MASK54___ the ___MASK12___ Ocean ( ___MASK90___ ___MASK54___ Oman ) through the Strait ___MASK54___ Hormuz and lies between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the ___MASK28___ . The Shatt al - Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline . Nagorno - ___MASK29___ , officially the Nagorno - ___MASK29___ Republic ( NKR ; " Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut ' yun "), Artsakh Republic or Republic ___MASK54___ Artsakh (" Arts ' akhi Hanrapetut ' yun "), is an unrecognised republic in the South Caucasus . The region is considered by the UN to be part ___MASK54___ ___MASK20___ , but is under the control ___MASK54___ ethnic Armenian separatists . The NKR controls most ___MASK54___ the territory ___MASK54___ the former Nagorno - ___MASK29___ Autonomous Oblast and some ___MASK54___ the surrounding area , giving it a border with Armenia to the west , Iran to the south , and the uncontested territory ___MASK54___ ___MASK20___ to the north and east . ___MASK49___ ( tr . " Hayastan "), officially the Republic of ___MASK49___ ( tr . " Hayastani Hanrapetut  yun "), is a sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia . Located in Western Asia on the " Armenian Highlands ", it is bordered by ___MASK39___ to the west , Russia and Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east , and Iran and Azerbaijan ' s exclave of Nakhchivan to the south . ___MASK39___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK39___ ( Turkish : ), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia , mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe . ___MASK39___ is a democratic , secular , unitary , parliamentary republic with a diverse cultural heritage . ___MASK39___ is bordered by eight countries : Greece to the west ; Bulgaria to the northwest ; Georgia to the northeast ; Armenia , the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east ; and Iraq and ___MASK46___ to the south . The Aegean Sea is to the west , the Black Sea to the north , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . The Bosphorus , the Sea of Marmara , and the Dardanelles , which together form the Turkish Straits , divide Thrace and Anatolia ; they also separate Europe and Asia . ___MASK39___ ' s location has given it geopolitical and strategic importance throughout history . Behbahan ( also Romanized as Behbahn and Behbehn ) is a city in and the capital ___MASK54___ Behbahan County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2012 census its population was 327 , 410 . ___MASK84___ or Ahwaz is a city in the ___MASK28___ of Iran , and the capital of the oil and natural gas wealthy Khuzestan province . At the 2011 census , its population was 1 , 112 , 021 and its built - up (" or metro ") area with Sheybany was home to 1 , 136 , 989 inhabitants . Iran ' s only navigable river , Karun passes by the middle of the city . It has a long history dating back to the Achaemenid period . In the ancient times , it had been one of the main centers of the Academy of Gondishapur . Andimeshk ( also Romanized as ndmesh ) is a city in and the capital ___MASK54___ Andimeshk County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2010 census , its population was 167 , 126 in Andimeshk County . Islam (' ;) is a religion articulated by the Quran , a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word ___MASK54___ God ('), and , for the vast majority ___MASK54___ adherents , the teachings and normative example ( called the " sunnah ", composed ___MASK54___ accounts called " hadith ") ___MASK54___ Muhammad ( 570  8 June 632 CE ). It is the world ' s second - largest religion and the fastest - growing major religion in the world , with over 1 . 7 billion followers or 23 % ___MASK54___ the global population , known as Muslims . Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion that upholds that God is one and incomparable and that the purpose ___MASK54___ existence is to worship God . Muslims consider Muhammad to be the last prophet ___MASK54___ God . ___MASK2___ (; ' ), officially the Sultanate ___MASK54___ ___MASK2___ , is an Arab country on the southeastern coast ___MASK54___ the Arabian Peninsula . Holding a strategically important position at the mouth ___MASK54___ the Persian Gulf , the nation is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the ___MASK19___ , Saudi Arabia to the west , and Yemen to the ___MASK28___ , and shares marine borders with Iran and Pakistan . The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast and the Gulf ___MASK54___ ___MASK2___ on the northeast . The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the UAE on their land borders , with the Strait ___MASK54___ Hormuz ( which it shares with Iran ) and Gulf ___MASK54___ ___MASK2___ forming Musandam ' s coastal boundaries . A city is a large and permanent human settlement . Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town in general English language meanings , many cities have a particular administrative , legal , or historical status based on local law . The ___MASK90___ ___MASK54___ Oman or Sea ___MASK54___ Makran or Sea ___MASK54___ Oman (" aldj Umn "; in Balochi :    in " Khaleej Oman ") is a strait ( and not an actual gulf ) that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait ___MASK54___ Hormuz , which then runs to the Persian ___MASK90___ . It borders ___MASK10___ and Iran on the north , Oman on the south , and the United Arab Emirates on the west .