🏝️ Abadan Island

Iran · Asia · 30.08°N, 48.53°E

Abadan Island 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, around which Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh's nationalization movement was centered. Iran and the Ottomans had long had competing claims over Ābādān Island, which was ceded to Iran by Turkey in 1847. It has a population of ~100,000 but its exact population is unknown.

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Quick facts

Country	Iran
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	30.08°N, 48.53°E · view on map

Abadan Island is located in Iran, in Asia.

More islands in Iran

Abu Musa · Hendurabi · Hengam Island · Larak Island · Kish Island · Qeshm Island · Sirri Island · Hormuz Island · Ashuradeh · Lesser Tunb.

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