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Abadan

 

a city in southwestern Iran, in Khuzistan, the sixth ostan, or province. Abadan is situated on the Shatt al Arab River, 50 km from the Persian Gulf. Its population was 270,700 in 1966. It is a deep-sea port. Its important oil refinery, with an annual capacity of approximately 30 million tons, is controlled by an association of international oil companies based in the USA, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and France. Pipelines connect the refinery to the oil fields. Both crude oil and oil products are exported. Abadan is the starting point of the pipeline to the cities of Tehran and Isfahan.

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