Capital of Khulna region, SW Bangladesh,
situated close to the Ganges delta;
population (1981) 646,000. Industry includes
shipbuilding and textiles; it trades in jute,
rice, salt, sugar, and oilseed.

Khuzestan
SW province of Iran, which includes the chief
Iranian oil resources; population (1986)
2,702,533. Towns include Ahvaz (capital) and
the ports of Abadan and Khuninshahr. There
have been calls for Sunni Muslim autonomy,
under the name Arabistan.