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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)

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We've also identified what appears to be damage to a storage unit at the Abadan Oil Refinery based in the south-western province of Khuzestan.

From BBC Oct. 28, 2024

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

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

They were among an Iranian cinema group who protested after the collapse of a 10-storey building in the city of Abadan in May, which killed more than 40 people.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2022

On the eastern side of its lower course is Abadan Island, on which about 1,000 tons of crude oil are refined daily.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 by Parrott, James Edward

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