Map of Ahvaz, Iran

Ahvaz is the administrative centre of Khuzestan, Iran, with a population of about 841,145. It lies at 31.3190°N, 48.6842°E. Ahvaz is about 549 km (341 mi) southwest of Tehran, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh, 9 km to the south.

Ahvaz at a glance

Where is Ahvaz?

• The 8th largest city in Iran by recorded population.
• The largest city in Khuzestan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 06 min on the shortest day to 14 h 11 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ahvaz

• Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh — 9 km south
• Sūsangerd — 54 km northwest
• Shādegān — 74 km south
• Shūshtar — 83 km north
• Rāmhormoz — 87 km east
• Masjed Soleymān — 90 km northeast
• Bandar-e Māhshahr — 97 km southeast
• Shūsh — 106 km northwest
• Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni — 106 km south
• Khorramshahr — 109 km southwest

Largest cities in Khuzestan

• Khorramshahr — 330,606
• Dezful — 264,709
• Abadan — 231,476
• Bandar-e Māhshahr — 162,797
• Andīmeshk — 135,116
• Behbahān — 122,604
• Īz̄eh — 119,399
• Shūshtar — 101,878
• Masjed Soleymān — 100,497
• Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni — 78,353

Largest cities in Iran

• Tehran — 7,153,309
• Mashhad — 2,307,177
• Isfahan — 1,547,164
• Karaj — 1,448,075
• Tabriz — 1,424,641
• Shiraz — 1,249,942
• Qom — 900,000
• Pasragad Branch — 787,878
• Kermanshah — 621,100
• Rasht — 594,590

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.