Abadan is a city in and the capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. It lies on Abadan Island , 53 kilometres from the Persian Gulf, near the Iraqi-Iran border. The civilian population of the city dropped to near zero during the eight-years Iran–Iraq War. In 1992, only 84,774 had returned to live in the city. By 2001, the population had jumped to 206,073, and it was 217,988, in 48,061 families, according to 2006 census. Abadan Refinery is one of the largest in the world. The earliest mention of the island of Abadan, if not the port itself is found in works of the geographer... Marcian, who renders the name "Apphadana". Earlier, the classical geographer, Ptolemy notes "Apphana" as an island off the mouth of the Tigris . An etymology for this name is presented by 'B. Farahvashi to be derived from the Persian word "ab" and the root "pā" thus "coastguard station".
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| Country: | Iran |
| Population: | 415,139 |
| Time zone: | Iran Standard Time |
| Also known as: | Abadan, Iran |