Khuzistan Hūzistān | |||||||||||
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Province of the Sasanian Empire | |||||||||||
224–642 | |||||||||||
Map of Khuzistan | |||||||||||
Capital | Gundeshapur | ||||||||||
Historical era | Late Antiquity | ||||||||||
• Established | 224 | ||||||||||
642 | |||||||||||
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Today part of | Iran |
Khuzistan or Huzistan (Middle Persian: 𐭧𐭥𐭰𐭮𐭲𐭭 Hūzistān) was a Sasanian province in Late Antiquity, which almost corresponded to the present-day province of Khuzestan. Its capital was Gundeshapur. During the late Sasanian era, the province was included in the southern quadrant (kust) of Nemroz.