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 Shatt al-Arab waterway (known as Arvand Rud in Iran) 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 [1]
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- "Making Waves", The Guardian, March 30, 2007
- Official website from the Government of Iran