Bandar Siraf

For the administrative division, see Siraf District.

Bandar-e Siraf
Persian: بندر سیراف
City
Beachfront in Siraf
Beachfront in Siraf
Bandar-e Siraf is located in Iran
Bandar-e Siraf
Bandar-e Siraf
Coordinates: 27°39′54″N 52°20′48″E / 27.66500°N 52.34667°E / 27.66500; 52.34667[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyKangan
DistrictSiraf
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
6,992
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bandar Siraf (Persian: بندر سیراف)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Siraf District of Kangan County, Bushehr province, Iran.[5] As the village of Taheri, it was the capital of Taheri Rural District[6] until its capital was transferred to the village of Parak.[5]

According to legend, Siraf was an ancient Sassanid port, destroyed around 970 CE, which was located on the north shore of the Persian Gulf in what is now the Iranian province of Bushehr. Its ruins are approximately 220 km east of Bushire, 30 km east from Kangan city, and 380 km west of Bandar Abbas.[7] Siraf controlled three ports: Bandar-e-Taheri, Bandar-e-Kangan and Bandar-e-Dayer.[8] The Persian Gulf was used as a shipping route between the Arabian Peninsula and India over the Arabian Sea. Small boats, such as dhows, could also make the long journey by staying close to the coast and keeping land in sight.[9]

The port was known as Taheri or Tahiri until in 2008 the government of Iran changed the official name of the city back to Bandar Siraf.[3]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 August 2024). "Bandar Siraf, Kangan County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 Bushehr Province was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (22 August 2013) [Approved 9 October 1387]. Approval letter regarding changing the name of Taheri city from the Central District of Kangan County in Bushehr province to Siraf city. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 182479/T36252K. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
  4. ^ Bandar Siraf can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086632" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (22 March 2017) [Approved 7 December 1397]. Approval letter regarding country divisions in Jam and Kangan Counties in Bushehr province. rc.majlis.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 164182/T55741H. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  6. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2024) [Approved 18 August 1365]. Creation and formation of five rural districts including villages, farms and places in Kangan County under Bushehr province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 7144.1.05.53. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  7. ^ "Siraf". sirafcongress. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2006.
  8. ^ "Ancient Cities and Archaeological Hills, Bushehr". Retrieved 31 July 2007.
  9. ^ "The Seas of Sindbad". Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2006.


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