Khuzestan Province · Iran
Dezful travel guide
Dezful is a city in Khuzestan Province, Iran, home to about 265,000 people.
- Best months
- November to March
- Nearest airport
- DEF6 km · Dezful Airport
- Currency
- IRRIranian rial
- Time zone
- Asia/Tehran
- Language
- Persian
About
About Dezful
Dezful is a city in the Central District of Dezful County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Dezful is located in the foothills of the Middle Zagros and its history dates back to the Sassanid era, but before the Sassanids it was also inhabited and was considered part of the lands of the Elamite and Achaemenid empires. Dezful has a Mediterranean climate in winter and a hot and dry climate in summer. The Great Dez River passes through the center of Dezful; It is the second largest river in the country and the Dez Dam was built on it in the late 1940s. This river originates from the heights of Lorestan province and the cities of Boroujerd, Arak, Aligudarz and Azna.
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When to go
The best time to visit Dezful
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Dezful are November to March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 47 °C; January is the wettest, with about 76 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Dezful: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dezful Airport (DEF), about 6.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Khoram Abad Airport (KHD, 118 km) and Qasem Soleimani International Airport (AWZ, 121 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Dezful's airport is the only airport in northern Khuzestan. This airport is in the north of Dezful on the Dezful-Andimeshk highway and adjacent to the fourth hunting base of Dezful. The flights of this airport on the Tehran-Dezful flight route are between two and three flights daily and Mashhad-Dezful, for two days a week. There are also Dezful-Shiraz flights. You can travel to Dezful by the national railway that passes through Andimeshk. You can reach Andimeshk by train and from this city to Dezful by minibus or taxi.
Getting around
It is convenient to take a taxi in this city if you do not have financial problems. The best option to explore Dezful is to use a personal car. Of course, due to the location of many attractions in the ancient context, it is better to prepare a tourist map of the city. Because not all tourist areas of the city are on the bus route, Dezful Municipality has established double-decker buses called Nowruz Dream tourism. Buses start working in Dezful at 05:00 and stop at almost 13:00. In the afternoon, they run from 17:00 to 20:45.
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DEF · Dezful Airport
KHD · Khoram Abad Airport
AWZ · Qasem Soleimani International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Dezful
Eat
In Dezful, there are traditional food shops, including rice milk (Bahtieh) and Halim (Harisi). In rice shops, various products such as Bahtieh or rice milk, porridge, buttermilk, cheese and yogurt with high quality and tasty buffalo milk (Dezful and its adjacent areas are important centers for buffalo breeding in the country) are prepared and offered. Traditional food of Dezful includes Ardeh, Dendro, various types of hamis, including hamis, wheat eggplant, rice milk and porridge. They also offer it, including a wheat delicacy, on Fath al-Mubin Boulevard adjacent to the Shariati St., which is worth a try for tourists.
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Questions
Dezful: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Dezful?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Dezful are November to March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 47 °C; January is the wettest, with about 76 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Dezful?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dezful Airport (DEF), about 6.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Khoram Abad Airport (KHD, 118 km) and Qasem Soleimani International Airport (AWZ, 121 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Dezful?
Iranian rial (IRR).
Nearby
Destinations near Dezful
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.