Khuzistan

(koo-zis-tahn',) (anc. Susiana,) a p. of Persia, extending from the mouth of the Euphrates and the head of the Persian Gulf inland to the chain of mountains that border the table-land of interior Persia. It is well watered, and contains some extensive and fertile plains, which ascend towards the interior by succe ive terraces. In the lower grounds the heat of the summer is intense. The inhabitants are principally Arabs (who roam over the plains) and Iliyats, the latter dwelling among the rece es of the mountains. K. contains the considerable cities of Dizful, Shooster, and Hawizah, together with the port of Mohammerah. Ki'ang-se, and Ki'ang-su. See CHINA. [s. 516]