Hoveyzeh (
Persian: هویزه and
Arabic: الهويزة), also
Romanized as Huwaiza,[3]Havizeh, Hawiza, Hawīzeh, Hovayze, and Hovayzeh; also known as Hūzgān or Khūzgān[4]) is a city in the
Central District of
Hoveyzeh County,
Khuzestan province,
Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 14,422 in 2,749 households, when it was in the former Hoveyzeh District of
Dasht-e Azadegan County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 16,154 people in 3,779 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Hoveyzeh County.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 19,481 people in 4,904 households.[2]
Mandaean community
Historically, the town was home to a
Mandaean community for centuries,[3] which no longer exists in the 21st century due to emigration.[8]
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abBuckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2010). The great stem of souls: reconstructing Mandaean history. Piscataway, N.J: Gorgias Press.
ISBN978-1-59333-621-9.
^Hoveyzeh can be found at
GEOnet Names Server, at
this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067180" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".