Bandar Abbas
Persian: بندر عباس گمبرون Gombroon | |
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City | |
  .jpg)   Taleghani Boulevard, Hindu temple, Panoramic, Islamic Azad University, Imamzadeh Seyed Mozafar | |
 Seal | |
| Nickname: The Crab Port | |
  Bandar Abbas | |
| Coordinates: 27°11′46″N 56°17′16″E / 27.19611°N 56.28778°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Hormozgan |
| County | Bandar Abbas |
| District | Central |
| Settled | prior to 600 BCE |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Mehdi Nobani [2] |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 526,648 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Postal code | 79177 |
| Area code | (+98) 076 |
| Website | bandarabbas |
Bandar Abbas (Persian: بندر عباس; pronounced [bændæɾ æbːɑs] )[a] is a city in the Central District of Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.[5] Bandar Abbas is a port on the southern coast of the country, on the Persian Gulf.
The city occupies a strategic position on the narrow Strait of Hormuz (just across from Musandam Governorate, Oman), and it is the location of the main base of the Iranian Navy.
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 November 2024). "Bandar Abbas, Bandar Abbas County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Bandar Abbas, Bandar Abbas to exchange knowledge". 2 November 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2022) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of Hormozgan province's national divisions centered in Bandar Abbas city. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 53/5/1/3233; Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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