Abdan

Coordinates: 28°04′43″N 51°46′15″E / 28.07861°N 51.77083°E / 28.07861; 51.77083
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Abdan
Persian: آبدان
City
Abdan is located in Iran
Abdan
Abdan
Coordinates: 28°04′43″N 51°46′15″E / 28.07861°N 51.77083°E / 28.07861; 51.77083[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyDeyr
DistrictAbdan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total6,827
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Abdan (Persian: آبدان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Abdan District of Deyr County, Bushehr province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Abdan Rural District.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 6,058 in 1,224 households, when it was in the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 6,211 people in 1,477 households.[7] The 2016 census showed the population to have grown to 6,827 people in 1,819 households,[2] by which time the city had been separated from the district in the establishment of Abdan District.[4]

Language[edit]

Linguistic composition of the city consists of Persian dialects Bardesuni and Koroshi.[8]

Notable people[edit]

Iranian Cleric Abdullah Hajiani [fa] is from here.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Ābdān; also known as Abdoon, Ābdūn, and Au Dan[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Abdan, Deyr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Abdan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051252" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 May 2013). "Six new cities and towns were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 August 1365). "Creation and formation of three rural districts including villages, farms and places in Deyr County under Bushehr province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".