Abadan

Also known as Ābadān

city in Khuzestan Province, Iran

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Abadan is a city located in Khuzestan Province in southwestern Iran. It is historically significant as a major industrial and port city, though the context provided does not specify additional details about its current importance or characteristics.

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Vinony's link graph records 1,293 inbound references to Abadan, and connects out to Arabic, Shatt al-Arab and Karun River.

The entry is geolocated on the map in 6.

It is catalogued under topics including Abadan, Iran, Arab communities in Khuzestan province and Cities in Khuzestan province.

Vinony links it to 76 Wikipedia language editions.

Official website

شهرداری آبادان

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: port city
Official name: آبادان
Demonym: абада́нцы
Country: Iran
Located in: Central District
Population: 231476
Elevation: 6
Time zone: UTC+03:30
Body of water: Karun River
Capital of: Abadan County
Official website: abadan.ir
Image: Abadan the city of Oil.jpg
Dialing code: 0631
Significant event: Siege of Abadan

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located in/on physical feature: Abadan Island
P12749: Limosella aquatica
Commons category: Abadan
topic's main category: Category:Abadan, Iran
category for people born here: Category:Births in Abadan
native label: آبادان
category of associated people: Category:People from Abadan, Iran
Commons gallery: آبادان
different from: Ibadan
male population: 115745
female population: 115731
airline hub: Abadan International Airport

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Encyclopedic overview

Abadan (Persian: آبادان; pronounced [ʔɒːbɒːˈdɒːn]) is a city in the Central District of Abadan County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. 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, near the Iran–Iraq border. Abadan is 140 km from the provincial capital city of Ahvaz.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Abadan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.