Bandar Deylam

"Deylam" redirects here. For other uses, see Deylam (disambiguation).
Bandar Deylam
بندرديلم
city
Bandar Deylam
Coordinates: 30°03′15″N 50°09′32″E / 30.05417°N 50.15889°E / 30.05417; 50.15889Coordinates: 30°03′15″N 50°09′32″E / 30.05417°N 50.15889°E / 30.05417; 50.15889
Country  Iran
Province Bushehr
County Deylam
Bakhsh Central
Population (2006)
  Total 19,829
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Bandar Deylam (Persian: بندرديلم; also Romanized as Bandar-e Deylam and Bandar Dīlam; also known as Bandar-e Delam; also known simply as Deylam or Dīlam)[1] is a port city in and capital of Deylam County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 19,829, in 4,426 families.[2]

On February 16, 2005 a large explosion was reported close to the site of a newly built nuclear power plant. Iranian officials later announced that the explosion was caused by construction work on a dam at Kowsar, near Deylam.

References

  1. Bandar Deylam can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055112" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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