Abadan
Americannoun
noun
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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
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 in May that killed more than 40 people.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2022
We steamed up past the Island of Abadan, where stand the refineries of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
From War in the Garden of Eden by Roosevelt, Kermit
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