Ābādān (settlement)

settlement · 1200 BC – 2099 AD

A settlement on Ābādān island, which is located at the head of the Persian Gulf. The name of the city derives from that of the island; the city is first mentioned by this name in the 9th century CE.

Coordinates

30.35655, 48.27744

Also known as

Ābādān, Abadan (fa), ʿAbādān, ʿAbbādān (ota), ʿAbbādān, 'Abadan, Abbadan, 'Abbadan, Abadan (arb), آبادان (fa)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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