Abadan
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Making the film as an animation allowed Farsi to evoke the city of Abadan, which was razed during the war.
From Reuters ● Feb. 17, 2023
Film makers Mohammad Rasoulof and Mostafa Al-e Ahmad were arrested over social media posts concerning the collapse of a 10-storey building in the city of Abadan last May that killed more than 40 people.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2023
Shot during the Iraq-Iran war, it was impossible to film in Naderi’s hometown, the southern port Abadan; instead “The Runner” seamlessly cobbles together locations from nearly a dozen cities.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Videos appeared to show people demonstrating outside the Abadan oil refinery in Khuzestan province, Iran's oldest and largest in terms of output.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2022
Abadan is on an island and the pipe line crosses the water from the mainland.
From A Dweller in Mesopotamia Being the Adventures of an Official Artist in the Garden of Eden by Maxwell, Donald
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