Chabahar
Sign in to saveChabahar ( (); ) is a city in the Central District of Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is a free port (free-trade zone) situated on the coast of the Gulf of Oman, and is Iran's southernmost city after Konarak. The sister port city of Gwadar in Balochistan, Pakistan, is located about to the east of Chabahar.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Chahbahar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Port city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Chabahar coast.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Coastline at Chabahar
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Iran
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sistan and Baluchestan
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- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Chabahar
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- District
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- Central
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2016 Census
- Settlement.population_total
- 106739
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- IRST
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +3:30
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- fa
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Population
- Economy
- Chabahar Free Trade Zone
- Transportation
- Port
- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Tourism
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Chabahar ( (); ) is a city in the Central District of Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is a free port (free-trade zone) situated on the coast of the Gulf of Oman, and is Iran's southernmost city after Konarak. The sister port city of Gwadar in Balochistan, Pakistan, is located about to the east of Chabahar.
== Etymology == The name Chabahar is a shortened form of the Persian phrase (), where means "four" and means "spring". Hence, Chabahar means a place where all four seasons of the year resemble spring time.