Behbahan (, also Romanized as Behbahān and Behbehān) is a city and capital of Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran.
Etymology
The origin of the name "Behbahan" may be from two words: "Beh" (Farsi: به) meaning good/better, and "Bahan" (Luri/ Ancient Khuzi Iranian: بهان) meaning "tent."
Settlers in the land may had priorly been tent dwellers, and upon building homes in area referred to them as better than tents.
Climate
Behbahan has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh), characterised by sweltering and rainless summers and pleasant winters with occasional heavy rainfall.
See also
Arrajan
References
External links
The Marafi (Behbahani) Family of Kuwait
Behbahani dialect profile
