Central District (Ahvaz County)
The Central District of Ahvaz County () is a district (bakhsh) in Ahvaz County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,187,340, in 251,482 families. The District has one city: Ahvaz. The District has seven rural districts ("dehestan"): Anaqcheh Rural District, Elhayi Rural District, Esmailiyeh Rural District, Gheyzaniyeh Rural District, Kut-e Abdollah Rural District, Mosharrahat Rural District, and Soveyseh Rural District.
Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz
In 1999, Ahmad Mola Nissi and Habib Yabar Ahvazi, Khuzestan independence activists, established the ASMLA in order to continue the political struggle for the independence of Ahvaz (Khuzestan).