Bandar Abbas

[buhn-der uh-bahs]

noun

1. a seaport in S Iran.

Example Sentences

Eskandar Momeni said Saturday's blast at Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, which also injured more than 1,000 people, was caused by "shortcomings, including noncompliance with safety precautions and negligence".

From BBC

In the nearby southern city of Bandar Abbas, home to the Iranian Navy's main base, all schools and offices were ordered to shut on Sunday to allow authorities to focus on the emergency effort, state TV said.

From BBC

At least 500 people have been injured in a massive explosion at a port in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas, state media is reporting.

From BBC

Other populous global hot spots at 2 degrees of warming would include Aden, Yemen, with about 34 days a year of such conditions; Dammam and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with 37 and eight days, respectively; Bandar Abbas and Ahvaz, Iran, with 29 and three; Lahore, Pakistan, with 24; Dubai, with 20; and Delhi and Kolkata, India, with six and five.

From Los Angeles Times

"A vessel carrying 900 tons of smuggled fuel with 12 crew members was seized by the Revolutionary Guards' Navy patrol vessels in the Persian Gulf with a court order," Fars news reported from Iran's southern port of Bandar Abbas.

From Reuters