From the Ahwaz region, the very first hospital in the Arab zone came into existence during the time of the martyr Khazal Al Kaabi.

Abadan and the surrounding lands serve as the ancestral home of the Arab tribe of Bani Kaab. Most of these lands were owned by Prince Khazal Al-Kaabi, the last prince of Ahwaz, who ruled from 1897 to 1925.

Recently, a few activists from Ahwaz have begun to highlight Abadan’s medical leadership in the Arab world. Thus, the Ahwaz site began to track the inception of the first hospital in the Arab region during the era of Prince Khazal Al-Kaabi.

Dr. Mouryass Yange Bernythan, an explorer and mineralogy researcher, arrived in 1907 as a resident physician. Through his expertise in medical sciences and efforts to overcome medical challenges, healthcare and treatments progressed in Abadan during the rule of Prince Khazal Al-Kaabi.

The successful initiation of patient treatment was followed by Dr. Mostafa Mustashaq Al-Kaabi and Dr. Mustafa Moustachfa, who further developed medical and surgical fields.

Abadan, situated along the banks of the Shatt Al-Arab river, is home to approximately 300,000 residents. It is surrounded by rivers, including the Karun and the Tigris. The Karun is also referred to as Bahmanshir in certain parts of its course. Abadan is described as a “city on an island, with no country or village behind it.” It was once a prominent port during the Abbasid era and was the birthplace of distinguished scholars such as Ahmad Al-Abbadani, Judge Ahmad Al Shafi’i Al-Abbadani, and explorer Hassan Al Abbadani Al Muqri.