Bandar-e Imam Khomeini

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Bandar-e Imam Khomeini
Bandar-e Imam Khomeini (Iran)
Bandar-e Imam Khomeini
Bandar-e Imam Khomeini
Basic data
Country: IranIran Iran
Province : Chuzestan
Coordinates : 30 ° 26 '  N , 49 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 30 ° 26 '  N , 49 ° 5'  E
Residents : 72,270 (2012)
Time zone : UTC +3: 30

Bandar-e Imam Khomeini ( Persian بندر امام خميني) is a port city in Iran in the province of Chuzestan on the Persian Gulf . Imam Khomeini port is a major seaport in the country.

History and geography

Bandar-e Imam Khomeini has about 72,000 inhabitants, the previous name was Bandar-e Shahpur . Until the First Gulf War between Iran and Iraq, this was the country's most important oil port.

The city is named after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini , the leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran who died in 1989 . The city has a train station on a branch of the Trans-Iranian Railway .

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