"khuzestan......The centers of ancient civilization" Ostan-e Khuzestan by arashmania

The province of Khuzestan can be basically divided into two regions,i.e., the plains and mountainous regions. The former being in the south and west of the province. The same being the alluvial plains, that are irrigated by Karoon, Karkheh and Jarahi Rivers . Whereas the mountainous regions are situated to the north and east of the province, and are considered to be a part of southern regions of the Zagross Mountain Ranges.

The province of Khuzestan is one of the centers of ancient civilizatios, dating back to 6,000 years in Shoosh (Susa). In the 4th millennium BC the powerful Elamite govenment was founded in Susa

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There are numerous artifacts attesting to settled agriculture; permanent sun-dried brick dwellings and pottery making from the sixth millennium BC. The most advanced area technologically was ancient Susiana, present day Khuzestan Province. By the fourth millennium the inhabitants of Susiana, the Elamites, were using semipictographic writing

Other important Elamite sites however have been excavated such as Choga Zanbil, Haft Tepe and Susa on the Khuzestan plain .....