Abadan Island

Iranian island
30°05′N 48°32′E / 30.083°N 48.533°E / 30.083; 48.533Administration
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] In 1847, Abadan Island was ceded to Iran by Turkey.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ābādān - Iran". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. ^ "BP and Iran: The Forgotten History". cbsnews. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Abadan". Columbia Encyclopedia (6 ed.). 2000. p. 2.


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