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While under [[Persia]]n 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]]n 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''. | + | 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''. https://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> |
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Latest revision as of 13:01, September 26, 2018
Abadan, in Persian آبادان, is a major port city in Iran on an island in the Shatt River near the Persian Gulf with a population of 370,180.[1]
History
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.[2] Ibn Baṭṭūṭah described it as a large village in a salty plain.[3]
While under Persian and 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.[3]
In the early 1980s, the Siege of Abadan took place, mountain tensions in the Iran-Iraqi War,[4] though the town is trying to improve its reputation.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ World Atlas. http://www.worldatlas.com/as/ir/10/where-is-abadan.html
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Abadan". The New Encyclopedia Britannica. 15th ed., Vol. 1
- ↑ "Iran-Iraq Fighting Flares Up". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/28/world/iran-iraq-fighting-flares-up.html
- ↑ https://abadancm.com/2016/09/26/breaking-the-siege-of-abadan/