Abadan
| Abadan آبادان |
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|---|---|
| — Ceety — | |
  Abadan
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| Coordinates: 30°20′21″N 48°18′15″E / 30.33917°N 48.30417°E | |
| Kintra |  Iran |
| Province | Khuzestan |
| Coonty | Abadan |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Indwallers (2006) | |
| - Tot | 217,988 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| - Simmer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
Abadan (Persian: آبادان, Arabic:عبادان, also Romanized as Ābādān)[1] is a ceety in an the caipital o Abadan Coonty, Khuzestan Province, Iran. It lees on Abadan Island (Template:Convert/LoffAonDorSoff lang, 3–19 km or 2–12 miles wide, the island is boondit in the wast bi the Arvand watterwa an tae the east bi the Bahmanshir ootlet o the Karun River), 53 kilometres (33 mi) frae the Persie Guwf,[2] near the Iraqi-Iran border. The civilian population o the ceety droppit tae near zero durin the aicht-years Iran–Iraq War. As o the 1986 census due tae the war the population droppit tae anerlie 6 fowk. In 1992, anerlie 84,774 haed returned tae live in the ceety. Bi 2001, the population haed jumpit tae 206,073, an it wis 217,988, in 48,061 faimilies, accordin tae 2006 census.[3] Abadan Refinery is ane o the lairgest in the warld.
References [edit]
- ↑ Abadan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051014" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedeb - ↑ Census o the Islamic Republic o Iran, 1385 (2006) (Excel). Islamic Republic o Iran. Archived from the original on 16 November 2010. .
