Ize (Khuzestan)

The city is located in the north-east of Khuzestan, in the highlands of western Zagros , at an altitude of 824 meters above sea ​​level ^[2] . Ize is located at a distance of approximately 120 kilometers northeast of Ahwaz , the administrative center of Ostan and 190 kilometers southwest of Isfahan . In the spring-summer period, a moderate mild type of climate prevails; however, the winters in Isa are one of the coldest in all of Khuzestan. Ize is a significant regional agricultural center. The main manufactured product is rice . Mining is also quite developed.

As of 2006, the population was 103,695 people ^[3] ; Bakhtiars prevail in the national composition .

The city emerged as the center of the small mountain kingdom Ayapir , the territory of which was included by the rulers of Elam in the composition of its empire ^{[5] [6]} . A number of rock bas-reliefs, mostly of religious content, have survived from the Elamite era. There are also bas-reliefs depicting scenes from the life of the royal court. In 2008 , at the initiative of the Iranian government, bas-reliefs were proposed for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List ^[7] . In later times, the city was known as Izaj, as well as Malamir. Ise received his modern name in 1935 .