Dezful
[key], city, Khuzestan prov., SW Iran, on the Dez River, near the site of
ancient Susa. It is the trade
center for an irrigated farm region. Petroleum is produced nearby. The city
gets its name, which means “citadel bridge,” from a bridge
built across the Dez by (according to legend) Shapur II. Dezful was a scene
of rioting on the eve of the Iranian Revolution in 1978; it was attacked by
Iraqi planes in the Iran-Iraq War.
The city is also known as Dizful and Desful.
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