Bushehr

Also known as Antiochia in Persis, Bushire, Bandar Bushehr, Boushehr, Busehr

Bushehr (; ) is a port city in the Central District of Bushehr County, Bushehr province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county and the district.

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Bushehr is a port city located in Iran that serves as the capital of Bushehr province. It matters as an important coastal hub for the region, handling maritime trade and commerce through its position on the Persian Gulf.

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Bushehr
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_caption: Panoramic, Clock tower at night, Malek Palace, Amiriya Mansion, Saadat school
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran#Persian Gulf#Asia
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 10
Settlement.mapframe marker: city
Settlement.mapframe shape: yes
Settlement.mapframe caption: Map of the Bushehr
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Bushehr
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bushehr
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Central
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Official name: بندر بوشهر
Population: 223504
Elevation: 8
Official website: bushehr.ir
Image: Busher1973.jpg
Dialing code: 0771

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Commons category: Bushehr
postal code: 75131–75461
inception: 1736-01-01
native label: بوشهر
male population: 115260
female population: 108244

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Etymology
History
Origins
Rise
The main commercial port of Iran
Demographics
Language
Population
Climate
Nuclear development
See also
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Bushehr (; ) is a port city in the Central District of Bushehr County, Bushehr province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county and the district.

== Etymology == The roots of the name "Bushehr" are uncertain. It is unlikely that it is derived from Abū Šahr ("father of the city"), a theory which remains popular. It may be an abbreviation of Bokht-Ardashir ("Ardashir has given"), though this is not backed by conclusive evidence. == History == ===Origins=== A number of alleged premodern references to Bushehr, including the first made by an Arab geographer in 1225, have been disputed as perhaps alluding to the modern city of Reishahr, a harbor 10 km to the south, where archaeological evidence points to the presence of a much older settlement. Reishahr is also most likely equivalent to the town of Mesambria, a place the Greeks knew since the campaign of Nearchus (died 300 BC), and which also has been occasionally identified with Bushehr.