Infobox civil conflict title 2011 Khuzestan protests partof Arab Spring and the Politics of Khuzestan Province Arab separatism in Khuzestan image caption location flagicon Iran Ahvaz , Iran coordinates date April 15 18, 2011 status Unrest quelled methods Demonstration people demonstrations , riot s time timezone UTC 03 30 injuries dozens fatalities 12 15 protesters killed ref name ahwaz arrests hundreds arrested Campaignbox Khuzestan Arab separatism The 2011 Khuzestan protests , known among protesters as the Ahvaz Day of Rage , relates to violent protests, which erupted on 15 April 2011 in Khuzestan Province Iranian Khuzestan , to mark an anniversary of the 2005 Ahvaz unrest , and as a response to the regional Arab Spring . The protests lasted for 4 days and resulted in about 15 killed and many wounded and arrested. Crackdown on Arab political opposition in the area continued since. Background main 2005 Ahvaz unrest see Khaz al ibn Jabir al kaabi Prior to 1925, although nominally part of Iranian territory, the area of Khuzestan Province functioned for many years effectively as an autonomous emirate known as Arabistan or the Emirate of Muhammerah . The emirate was dissolved by Reza Shah government in 1925, along with other autonomous regions of Persia , in a bid to centralize the state. In response Sheikh Khaz al of Muhammerah began a rebellion, which was quickly crashed by the newly installed Pahlavy dynasty with minimal casualties. A low level conflict between the central Iranian government and the Sunni Arab nationalists of the province continued since. With the Iranian Revolution taking place in early 1979, local rebellions swept the country, with Khuzestan being no exception. In April 1979, a 1979 Khuzestan uprising uprising broke out in the province, led by Arab Sunni insurgents, seeking to gain independence from the new theocratic rule. The 1979 Khuzestan uprising uprising was effectively crashed with more than 100 insurgents killed and a dozen Iranian soldier ... more details
Politics of Iran Iran is subdivided into thirty one provinces Persian Language Persian Ost n , plural Ost nh , each governed from a local center, usually the largest local city, which is called the capital Persian Language Persian Markaz country subdivision Markaz of that province. The provincial authority is headed by a Governor General ref name govgen cite web url http www2.irna.com en news view line 203 0710215516003338.htm title Paris for further cultural cooperation with Iran first Online Edition last IRNA accessdate 2007 10 21 ref Persian Language Persian Ost nd r , who is appointed by the Minister of the Interior subject to approval of the Cabinet government cabinet . Modern history According to Encyclop dia Britannica, ref name britannica http www.1911encyclopedia.org Persia Persia entry in Encyclopaedia Britannica ref in 1908 there were thirty five administrative divisions in Persia, as follows Provinces 1. Arabistan and Bakhtiari, 2. Astarabad and Gurgan, 3. Azerbaijan, 4. Fars, 5. Gerrus, 6. Gilan and Talish, 7. Hamada n , 8. Irak, Gulpaigan, Khunsar, Kezzaz, Ferakan, and Tusirkhan , 9. Isfahan, 10. Kashan, 11. Kazvin, 12. Kerman and Baluchistan, 13. Kermanshah, 14. Kamseh, 15. Khar, 16. Khorasan, 17. Kum, 18. Kurdistan, 19. Luristan and Burujird, 20. Mazandaran, 21. Nehavend, Malayir and Kamereh, 22. Savah, 23. Samnan and Damghan, 24. Shahrud and Bostam, 25. Teheran, 26. Zerend and Bagdadi Shahsevens. Dependencies 1. Asadabad, 2. Demavend, 3. Firuzkuh, 4. Josehekan, 5. Kangaver, 6. Natanz, 7. , 8. Tarom Ulia, 9. Kharakan. Until 1950, Iran was divided into twelve provinces Ardalan, Azerbaijan, Baluchestan, Fars, Gilan, Araq e Ajam, Khorasan, Khuzestan, Kerman, Larestan, Lorestan, and Mazandaran. ref name statoid cite web url http www.statoids.com uir.html title Provinces of Iran first Statoids website last Gwillim Law accessdate 2006 04 30 ref In 1950, Iran was reorganized to form ten numbered provinces with subordinate governorates Gilan ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 History of Greater Iran The following is a list of kings and queens of Main Dynasties of Greater Iran , which includes all of the empires ruling over geographical Greater Iran and their rulers. For more comprehensive lists of kings, queens, sub kings and sub queens of Iran please see List of rulers of Pre Achaemenid kingdoms of Iran List of rulers of Elam List of rulers of Parthian sub kingdoms Muslim dynasties of Iran Ancient Empires, c. 2700 550 BC For more comprehensive lists of kings, queens, sub kings and sub queens of this Era see List of rulers of Pre Achaemenid kingdoms of Iran List of rulers of Elam class wikitable colspan 2 Throne Name Original Name Portrait Title Born Died Entered office Left office Family Relations Note colspan 10 align center style background color Lightgreen Aratta kingdom, ref Cameron, 1936 Majidzadeh, 1991 Majidzadeh, 1997. ref c.2700BC 1 In Su Kush Siranna ? ? c. 2700 BC c. 2700 BC ? contemporary with Enmerkar king of Uruk colspan 10 align center style background color Lightgreen Early Elamite kings, ref The Elamites were a people located in southwestern Iran, in what is now Khuzestan , l m Province Ilam , Fars Province Fars , Bushehr Province Bushehr , Lorest n Province Lorestan , Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province Bakhtiari and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province Kohgiluyeh provinces. Their language was neither Semitic nor Indo European languages Indo European , and they were the geographic precursors of the Persian Median empire that later appeared. ref c. 2700 c. 2600 BC 2 Humbaba ? c. 2680 BC c. 2700 BC c. 2680 BC ? contemporary with Gilgamesh king of Uruk 3 Humban Shutur or Khumbastir ? ? ? ? ? colspan 10 align center style background color Lightgreen Awan dynasty First Awan dynasty , ref Awan s geographical site is unknown. But it is very probable that it was near Poshtkuh of Luristan Province Lorestan . ref ref The first three kings of Awan were also kings of Mesopotamia. ref ref Legrain, 1922 ... more details
called Arabistan that had a large Arabic speaking population was not limited to rhetorical statements ... rule. Soon Iraqi radio stations began exclusively Citation needed date May 2009 broadcasting into Arabistan ... more details
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