Izeh

Izeh is a city in the Central District of Izeh County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Izeh has mines of rocks and minerals. It is famous for its dam and ancient monuments that are located in Kul-e Farah, Eshkaft-e Salman, Khongazhdar, Tagh e Tavileh, Shir-e Sangi (Stone Lion cemetery), Shahsavar relief, Khong e Kamalvand, Khong e Ajdar, Khong e Yaralivand, ghalesard village (Qalesard), and Sheyvand relief.

Modern
In November 16 2022, during the ongoing Mahsa Amini protests, Izeh was the site of the attack on Izeh market, an armed attack at a public market in which multiple people were murdered and injured, including young children like Kian Pirfalak.

Ethnicity
The population of Izeh mainly consists of Bakhtiaris.

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 103,695 in 20,127 households. The following census in 2011 counted 170,093 people in 27,084 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 119,399 people in 30,066 households.

Climate
Izeh has a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) with scorching, rainless summers and comfortable, somewhat wet winters with cold and often freezing mornings.

Notable people

 * Iman Mobali Iranian retired football player and coach
 * Pouya Dadmarz Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler
 * Ramin Taheri Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler
 * Aref Aghasi Iranian footballer
 * Iman Mohammadi Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler
 * Behrouz Jamshidi Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler
 * Safdar Hosseini Iranian academic and politician
 * Ali Landi student who saved the lives of two elderly women in a fire
 * Ali Salehi Iranian poet and writer
 * Mahmoud Rahmani Iranian documentary filmmaker
 * Sajjad Kouchaki Iranian retired military officer