Place:Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran

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NameBandar Abbas
Alt namesBandar ʿAbbāssource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) I, 860; Times Atlas of the World (1985) plate 32
Bandar-e 'Abbassource: Wikipedia
Bandar-e ʿAbbāssource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Gombroonsource: Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 344
Port of ʿAbbāssource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) I, 860
TypeCity
Coordinates27.2°N 56.25°E
Located inHormozgan, Iran     (1623 - )
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Bandar Abbas or Bandar-e ‘Abbās, is a port city and capital of Hormozgān Province on the southern coast of Iran, 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. Bandar Abbas is also the capital and largest city of Bandar Abbas County. At the 2016 census, its population was 526,648.

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