, a province of south-western Persia, and the land of the Hūz/Ḥūz/K̲h̲ūz (Hussi/Kussi), the Oὔξιοι/Uxii of Strabo and Pliny. The province of K̲h̲ūzistān corresponds more or less to the ancient Elam and to the classical Susiana, and the names of its present capital, Ahwāz [q.v.], its ancient capital, Susa [q.v.], and the town of Ḥawīza [q.v.], all reflect the name of its inhabitants in Elamite times.
Essentially, the province consists of alluvial fans formed by the Kark̲h̲a and the Kārūn [qq.v.] rivers and situated between the Zagros mountains and the sea; near the Persian G…