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Arvand Free Zone
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The Arvand Freezone is a 155 square kilometer industrial and security zone that surrounds Khorramshahr, Abadan, and Minoo Island along the Arvand Rud waterway (known as Shatt al-Arab in Iraq) in Khuzestan Province, Iran.
The website of the Arvand Freezone Organisation lists some of its goals, including:
Commercial and industrial development
Job creation
Increasing national income
Stabilization of national security
See also
Politics of Khuzestan
External links
"Making Waves", The Guardian, March 30, 2007
Official website from the Government of Iran
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