Abadan Island
  Location within Iran | |
 Interactive map of Abadan Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Khuzestan, Iran |
| Coordinates | 30°05′N 48°32′E / 30.083°N 48.533°E |
| Administration | |
Iran | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | ~100000 but exact population unknown |
Abadan Island (Persian: جزیره آبادان) is an island in the delta of the Shatt al-Arab in Iran and is the site of the city of Abadan. The island hosted Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's Abadan Refinery,[1] around which Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh's nationalization movement was centered.[2] Iran and the Ottomans had long had competing claims over Ābādān Island, which was ceded to Iran by Turkey in 1847.[3] It has a population of ~100,000 but its exact population is unknown.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Ābādān - Iran". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ "BP and Iran: The Forgotten History". cbsnews. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ "Abadan". Columbia Encyclopedia (6 ed.). 2000. p. 2.
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