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Easterly view of the Karoon River at Khorramshahr[1]

The Arvand Freezone is a 155 square kilometer industrial and security zone that surrounds Khorramshahr, Abadan, and Minoo Island along the Arvand Rud waterway (known as Shatt al-Arab in Iraq) in Khuzestan Province, Iran.

The website of the Arvand Freezone Organisation lists some of its goals, including:

• Commercial and industrial development
• Job creation
• Increasing national income
• Stabilization of national security ¹

References

See also

• Politics of Khuzestan

External links

• "Making Waves", The Guardian, March 30, 2007
• Official website from the Government of Iran