Bandar Gavater
بندر گواتر | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 25°09′51″N 61°29′50″E / 25.16417°N 61.49722°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
County | Dashtiari |
Bakhsh | Dashtiari |
Rural District | Sand-e Mir Suiyan |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 437 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+4:30 ( IRDT) |
Bandar Gavater ( Persian: بندر گواتر, also Romanized as Shahrak Maskūnī-ye Gavāter; also known as Gavātar, Gavāter, Govātar, Gvātar, and Gwātar) [1] is a village in Sand-e Mir Suiyan Rural District, Dashtiari District, Dashtiari County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 437, in 85 families. [2] The village is located on Gwadar Bay, near the border with Pakistan.
Gwatar was a Portuguese military base before it became a village. The old village of Gwatar was a trading base before it was devastated in a war between its Sardarzahi rulers, Sardar Jalalkhan and Sardar Mirsuban. After the war all of its population migrated to Jiwani in Pakistan.
Bandar Gavater
بندر گواتر | |
---|---|
village | |
Coordinates: 25°09′51″N 61°29′50″E / 25.16417°N 61.49722°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
County | Dashtiari |
Bakhsh | Dashtiari |
Rural District | Sand-e Mir Suiyan |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 437 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+4:30 ( IRDT) |
Bandar Gavater ( Persian: بندر گواتر, also Romanized as Shahrak Maskūnī-ye Gavāter; also known as Gavātar, Gavāter, Govātar, Gvātar, and Gwātar) [1] is a village in Sand-e Mir Suiyan Rural District, Dashtiari District, Dashtiari County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 437, in 85 families. [2] The village is located on Gwadar Bay, near the border with Pakistan.
Gwatar was a Portuguese military base before it became a village. The old village of Gwatar was a trading base before it was devastated in a war between its Sardarzahi rulers, Sardar Jalalkhan and Sardar Mirsuban. After the war all of its population migrated to Jiwani in Pakistan.