Dezfūl (English spelling)

Japanese: デズフール(英語表記)Dezfūl
Dezfūl (English spelling)
A city in Khuzestan Province in southwestern Iran. It is located 220 km north of Abadan, on the left bank of the Dez River, near the southern foot of the Zagros Mountains, at an altitude of 143 m. The city's name means "Bridge of Dez" and comes from an imposing bridge 410 m long that is said to have been built by Shapur II of the Sassanid Empire in the 4th century. It is the main winter market for nomads in Lorestan Province to the north, and is connected to the province and Ahbaz by road. There is a station on the Trans-Iranian Railway on the opposite bank of the Dez River, and an airport. The Great Dez Dam, 32 km upstream, is used for electricity generation and irrigation. Population: 181,309 (1991).

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Japanese:
イラン南西部,フージスターン州の都市。アバダン北 220km,デズ川の左岸,ザグロス山脈の南麓近く,標高 143mに位置する。市名は「デズの橋」の意で,4世紀の昔,ササン朝ペルシアのシャープール2世が建築したと伝えられる全長 410mの堂々たる橋に由来する。北のロレスターン州の遊牧民にとっては主要な冬の市場で,同州およびアーバーズと道路で結ばれている。デズ川対岸にイラン縦断鉄道の駅があり,飛行場がある。上流 32kmにある大デズ・ダムは発電と灌漑用である。人口 18万 1309 (1991) 。

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