Bushehr
Sign in to saveBushehr (; ) 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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15 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Origins
- Rise
- The main commercial port of Iran
- Demographics
- Language
- Population
- Climate
- Nuclear development
- See also
- Notes
- References
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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.