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The main objective of this research is to compare different irrigation methods based upon a parametric evaluation system in an area of 29,300 ha in the Abbas plain located in the Elam Province, in the west of Iran. The soil properties of the study area such as texture, depth, electrical conductivity, drainage, calcium carbonate content, and slope were derived from a semidetailed soil study carried out on the Abbas Plain on a scale of 1:20,000. Once the soil properties were analyzed and evaluated, suitability maps were generated for surface, sprinkle, and drip irrigation methods using remote sensing techniques and geographic information system. The obtained results showed that for 16,125 ha (55.03%) of the study area surface irrigation method was highly recommended; whereas for 16,600 ha (56.66%) of the study area a sprinkle irrigation method would provide to be extremely efficient and suitable; moreover, it was …