Trade of the south, Muhammareh (1890–1910) 85

In this chapter our purpose will be to illustrate the gradual expansion of Khuzestan’s commerce (see Figure 6.1). This growth started off almost immediately after the Karun opening and slowly but steadily continued. An indication of this is that between 1890 and 1909 the trade of Muhammareh grew about six times, i.e. from £197,600 to £1,134,800 (see Table 6.1 and Figure 6.2).