Dezful

Dezful (Persian دزفول, also Dezful, Dezh -pin ) is a more than 5000 year old town on the river DEZ the Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran. One of the special attractions of the city a bridge from the 3rd century AD belongs

History

The name " Dezful " derives from the words " Dezj " (fortress) and "Pole " (bridge), which indicates the bridge to the fortress or fortified bridge. The original name of the city was ' Dezjpol ', but it was changed after taking the area by the Arabs in Dezful, since zj in the Arabic language for the combination of sounds and gave the sound p no equivalent; z was also to see

After the victory of Shapur I. over the Roman Emperor Valerian in the Battle of Edessa (260 ), the Roman prisoners of war were - as with the more familiar Band-e Kaisar - used for construction of the bridge, showing many facets of Roman civil engineering.

It is also assumed that a fort was built to protect the strategically important bridge over the Dec- flow - hence the name - although no remains of such a castle were found. Interestingly, ie the part of the Old Town, adjacent to the bridge, Ghal'eh (castle). In the middle of the river, near the bridge, you can see the remains of some water mills see that some dating from the 3rd century BC date. Most of them existed until the beginning of the 20th century. The last remaining was in operation until 1985.

In Dezful a typical for the city dialect is spoken.

Geography

Dezful is situated on the north - south trunk road from Tehran to Ahvaz, the capital of the province. The main railway line from Tehran to the Persian Gulf is located 15 km from Dezful and is located on the opposite side of the Dec- flow.

The city lies at the foot of the Zagros Mountains.

Economy

Dezful is the prime commercial center of Nordkhusestan and market for the agricultural products of the province of Lorestan. The city also has a large cotton textile factory and several small - and medium-sized processing industries. The 203 m high Dec- dam, which was completed in 1963, is located 32 km upstream of the city. The hydroelectric power plant supplies the city with electricity and water and provides for the irrigation of the nearby sugar cane growing areas.