Abadan

American  

[ah-buh-dahn, ab-uh-] / ˌɑ bəˈdɑn, ˌæb ə- /

noun

1. a city in SW Iran, on the Shatt-al-Arab: oil refineries.

---

Abadan British  

/ ˌæbəˈdɑːn /

noun

1. a port in SW Iran, on an island in the Shatt-al-Arab delta. Pop: 307 000 (2005 est)

---

Example Sentences

Abadan oil refinery is the country’s largest, capable of producing 500,000 barrels a day, according to its chief executive.

From BBC

Rasoulof and other artists had co-signed a letter urging authorities to put down their weapons amid demonstrations over a 2022 building collapse that killed at least 29 people in the southwestern city of Abadan.

From Seattle Times

At the time, Iran’s Abadan refinery was the largest in the world and a key supply for Britain, which backed the coup to regain its access.

From Seattle Times

This film tells the story of 14-year-old Omid, who plays football and watches cockfights before his hometown of Abadan is obliterated by Iraqi forces.

From Reuters

He was arrested in July for criticizing the government’s crackdown on protests in the southwestern city of Abadan over a deadly building collapse.

From Seattle Times