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Shushtar

Shushtar , town (1991 pop. 70,294), Khuzestan prov., SW Iran, on the Karun River. It has irrigated agriculture and has long been known for its brocaded textiles, metalwork, and engineering projects. It was at Shushtar that Shapur I, after his great victory (AD 260) over Valerian at Édhessa, set his captives to work building vast hydraulic works, including a large dam across the Karun River. Later, under the Mongols (13th-14th cent.), Shushtar was a beautiful and prosperous town. It was captured by Timur in 1393 and by Shah Ismail in 1508. After the 18th cent. it declined in importance. A serious outbreak of plague occurred there in 1876.

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	IRAN: IRAN'S KARUN 4 DAM - PROGRESS REPORT. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 4/18/2007; 123 words ; ...per hour and more importantly the curbing of the flooding of Karun River and the saving of the precious waters from Zagros mountain...is being built at the immediate upstream of confluence of Karun River and is located in the country's central province of Chaharmahal... Read more
	IRAN: NEW DAM OVER KARUN TO BE BUILT IN LORDEGAN - MP. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 4/17/2006; 128 words ; ...to the parliament, said the Karun 5 Dam would be built over Karun River flowing through this southwestern province. Tahmasbi, a member...Committee, said the dam would be constructed over Armand River, a Karun River tributary in Lordegan. The dam would meet Lordegan's need... Read more
	IRAN: BANDAR IMAM WATER SUPPLY PROJECT LAUNCHED.(Brief Article) Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 8/26/2004; 119 words ; ...pipeline, canals, pumping stations and other installations from Karun River in Ahvaz to Bandar Imam Special Economic Petrochemical Zone...contractor has been chosen. Tasalloti noted that water from Karun River will be treated at Fajr utilities complex and divided into... Read more
	IRAN: IRAN'S FIRST SUSPENSION BRIDGE BECOMES OPERATIONAL. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 5/4/2006; 92 words ; ...with a number of provincial officials attended the opening ceremony of Iran's first suspension bridge built over a branch of Karun River in Shushtar, a historic city located in the southern province of Khuzestan. Some Rls.44 billion as well as $1.5 million has... Read more
	IRAN: COSTLY GOTVAND DAM TO COME INTO LINE IN THREE YEARS. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 9/7/2006; 117 words ; ...construction projects currently underway across the country, will come on stream by 2009. The construction site is located on the Karun River, 25 kilometers north of the city of Shushtar. The Gotvand Dam is of rock-fill type with central clay core. It is 178 meters... Read more
	IRAN: KARUN 3 SET TO BE CONNECTED TO OVERALL POWER NETWORK.(Hydropower Development Company )(Brief Article) Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 12/15/2004; 151 words ; ...Iran, Karun 3 has consumed over 2.7 million cubic meters of concrete work. It is, however, one of the 11 underway projects on Karun River. The power plant includes eight units, each of them reserving 250 megawatt capacity. According to the Iranian energy officials... Read more
	IRAN: WORLD BANK GRANTS $20 MILLION FOR ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT.(Brief Article) Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 6/25/2003; 86 words ; ...government will spend this loan on purchasing the necessary equipment for air pollution and water quality control systems, training and other related projects. He added that 24 water quality control systems will be set up along the Karun river. Read more
	IRAN: 6TH UNIT OF KARUN 3 POWER PLANT BECOMES OPERATIONAL. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 3/16/2006; 120 words ; ...and has thus far generated more than 2.73 billion kWh of electricity. The dam has, thus far, controlled two huge floods of Karun River since it was made operational. Karun 3 dam is the world's highest concrete dam and will be capable of producing more than... Read more
	IRAN: GOVT. AGREES TO ALLOCATE 1.5% BUDGET OF OIL REVENUES TO KHUZESTAN PROV. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 11/17/2005; 68 words ; According to Tehran Times , Majid Naseri, MP representing Shadegan of Khuzestan Province in the Majlis said that the government has agreed to allocate 1.5- percent budget out of the oil revenues to Khuzestan Province. He added that the issue of allocation of the said amount of budget will be Read more
	IRAN: 2ND PHASE OF MASJED SOLEIMAN POWER PLANT BECOMES OPERATIONAL. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 4/18/2006; 117 words ; ...the plan. Masjed Soleiman dam and power plant is being constructed in Khuzestan province, 160 km northeast of Ahvaz and 5 km northeast of Masjed Soleiman. The dam is being built over Karun River, 26 km downstream to Shahid Abbaspur (Karun 1) dam. Read more

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