Abadan, Iran
City in Khuzestan province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Abadan" redirects here. For other places with the same name, see Abadan. For the administrative division of Khuzestan province, see Abadan County.
Abadan (Persian: آبادان; pronounced [ʔɒːbɒːˈdɒːn])[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Abadan County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] The city is in the southwest of the county. It lies on Abadan Island (68 km or 42 mi long, 3–19 km or 2–12 miles wide). The island is bounded in the west by the Arvand waterway and to the east by the Bahmanshir outlet of the Karun River (the Arvand Rood), 53 kilometres (33 mi) from the Persian Gulf,[5] near the Iran–Iraq border. Abadan is 140 km from the provincial capital city of Ahvaz.
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Abadan
Persian: آبادان | |
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City | |
Ābādān | |
Coordinates: 30°20′49″N 48°16′57″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Khuzestan |
County | Abadan |
District | Central |
Government | |
• Mayor | Yasin Kavehpour[2] |
Area | |
• Land | 1,275 km2 (492 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 231,476 |
• Population Rank in Iran | 40th |
Demonym | Abadani (en) |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
Area code | (+98) 061 |
Climate | BSk |
Website | www |
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