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Dezful (also Dezh-pol, Literally: Fortress Bridge, Persian: دزفول) is a city in the Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran. It had an estimated population of 256,927 in 2005.
Dezfūl is the primary commercial center for northern Khūzestān and a market for the agricultural products of Lorestān province. The city also contains a large cotton textile mill and many small- and medium-scale industries. The Dez Dam, 203 m (666 ft) high, completed in 1963, is 32 km (20 mi) upstream from Dezfūl; the dam provides water and electricity for the city, as well as irrigation for nearby sugarcane farms.
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