Geography | |
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Location | Khuzestan, Iran |
Coordinates | 30°05′N 48°32′E / 30.083°N 48.533°E |
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Iran |
Abadan Island is an island in the delta of the Shatt al-Arab in Iran and is the site of the city of Abadan. The island hosted Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's Abadan Refinery, [1] around which Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh's nationalization movement was centered. [2] Iran and the Ottomans had long had competing claims over Ābādān Island, which was ceded to Iran by Turkey in 1847. [3]
Geography | |
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Location | Khuzestan, Iran |
Coordinates | 30°05′N 48°32′E / 30.083°N 48.533°E |
Administration | |
Iran |
Abadan Island is an island in the delta of the Shatt al-Arab in Iran and is the site of the city of Abadan. The island hosted Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's Abadan Refinery, [1] around which Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh's nationalization movement was centered. [2] Iran and the Ottomans had long had competing claims over Ābādān Island, which was ceded to Iran by Turkey in 1847. [3]