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There
are many meanings and interpretations for the word "Khuzestan",
which shows the antiquity of this land. Some say ma Khuz is me name of a
tribe which inhibited this territory. Ibn Manzoor, in 711 n.H. (Lunar
C.), in Lesan-ul-Arab (the languages of Arab) points out that "Khuz'
was a tribe with Persian origin. On
the other hand, sugar and sugar cane have also been given for the meaning
of Khuz: and the fertile soil of Khuzestan has a splendid potential for
growing this plant and the best sugar cane is harvested there. In
ancient times, especially during the reign of Achaemenid dynesty,
Khuzestan was divided into two distinct regions. The northern and
north-eastern parts were called "Anshan" and "Anzan",
which consisted of scenic plains with many mountains covered with great
forests. Estaraboon, the ancient geographer, calls Khuzestan "One of the most fertile plains in the world", because of the many rivers that irrigated this land and therefore, gave it a great agricultural and developmental potential. Perhaps it is for this very reason that some believe the name of this region had been "Hind" or land which meant " a place with a lot of water'.
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Khuzestan
is a world full of differences and varieties: the land of naked grandeur,
with a lot of burning sunshine which is life warming and the source of
serenity, sincerity and compassion that characterizes the South and the
Southerners. Khuzestan or ‘The Land of Sugar’ has been the
cradle of civilization and culture over the centuries and has possessed a
great potential in this regard, to which the history of mankind is honest
evidence.
