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Abadan was founded in the 700s as a prosperous coastal town in the [[Abbasid]] period, though in the following 700 years the gulf receded and the town grew poor.<ref>https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/link-suggestion/wpcd_2008-09_augmented/wp/a/Abadan.htm ''Note: text copied from Wikipedia / hand-fixed by McGill''</ref>  [[Ibn Battuta|Ibn Baṭṭūṭah]] described it as a large village in a salty plain.<ref name="Brit">"Abadan". ''The New Encyclopedia Britannica''.  15th ed., Vol. 1</ref>

Abadan was founded in the 700s as a prosperous coastal town in the [[Abbasid]] period, though in the following 700 years the gulf receded and the town grew poor.<ref>https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/link-suggestion/wpcd_2008-09_augmented/wp/a/Abadan.htm ''Note: text copied from Wikipedia / hand-fixed by McGill''</ref>  [[Ibn Battuta|Ibn Baṭṭūṭah]] described it as a large village in a salty plain.<ref name="Brit">"Abadan". ''The New Encyclopedia Britannica''.  15th ed., Vol. 1</ref>

While under [[Persia|Persian]] and [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] dispute, the Persians claimed it in 1847.  In 1909, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (later National Iranian Oil Company) constructed a pipeline refinery there.<ref name="Brit"/>

While under [[Persia|Persian]] and [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] dispute, the Persians claimed it in 1847.  In 1909, the [[Anglo-Persian Oil Company]] (later National Iranian Oil Company) constructed a pipeline refinery there.<ref name="Brit"/>

In the early 1980s, the Siege of Abadan took place, mountain tensions in the Iran-Iraqi War,<ref>"Iran-Iraq Fighting Flares Up".  ''The New York Times''. http://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/28/world/iran-iraq-fighting-flares-up.html</ref> though the town is trying to improve its reputation.<ref>https://abadancm.com/2016/09/26/breaking-the-siege-of-abadan/</ref>

In the early 1980s, the Siege of Abadan took place, mountain tensions in the Iran-Iraqi War,<ref>"Iran-Iraq Fighting Flares Up".  ''The New York Times''. http://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/28/world/iran-iraq-fighting-flares-up.html</ref> though the town is trying to improve its reputation.<ref>https://abadancm.com/2016/09/26/breaking-the-siege-of-abadan/</ref>