Shahrak Maskuni-ye Gavater

Not to be confused with the port city of Gwadar across the border in Pakistan
Shahrak Maskuni-ye Gavater
شهرك مسكوني گواتر
village
Shahrak Maskuni-ye Gavater
Coordinates: 25°09′51″N 61°29′50″E / 25.16417°N 61.49722°E / 25.16417; 61.49722Coordinates: 25°09′51″N 61°29′50″E / 25.16417°N 61.49722°E / 25.16417; 61.49722
Country  Iran
Province Sistan and Baluchestan
County Chabahar
Bakhsh Dashtiari
Rural District Sand-e Mir Suiyan
Population (2006)
  Total 437
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Shahrak Maskuni-ye Gavater (Persian: شهرك مسكوني 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, Chabahar 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.


Historical features

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.

References

  1. Shahrak Maskuni-ye Gavater can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3063764" 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.

See also

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