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Hoveyzeh County

Hoveyzeh County (Persian: شهرستان هویزه and Arabic: مقاطعة الحويزة) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Hoveyzeh. Hoveyzeh is considered among the famous counties of Iran because of the Iran-Iraq War. It is located near the border with Iraq.

After the 2006 National Census, Hoveyzeh District was separated from Dasht-e Azadegan County in the establishment of Hoveyzeh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Hoveyzeh as its capital.

The county's citizens are considered among Khuzestani Arab people.

At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 34,312 people in 7,600 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 38,886 in 9,449 households.

Hoveyzeh County's population history and administrative structure over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

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