Behbahan
Behbahan is a city in the
Khuzestan province in southwestern
Iran. Behbahan had an estimated population of 96,836 in 2005.
[1]To the north of the city lie the ruins of the ancient city
Arrajan, built during the
Sassanian period, where important remnants from the
Elamite era can be found.
The people of Behbahan (
Behbahanis) speak a
Persian dialect distinct to their group, as well as
Luri, and may still use words of
Khuzi origin, the language of the original inhabitants of Khuzestan. Behbahanis claim various lines of descent: from the ancient peoples of
Arrajan, the
nobility, the
Prophet Muhammad, or the
Lurs. The inhabitants of the suburban districts are primarily of Lur background (see
Encyclopedia Iranica, entry for
Behbahan).
*
Behbahan Photo Gallery from the Khuzestan Governorship*
Behbahan entry in the
Encyclopædia Iranica 
