Bandar Deylam
City in Bushehr province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bandar Deylam (Persian: بندر ديلم)[lower-alpha 1] is a port city in the Central District of Deylam County, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
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Bandar-e Deylam
Persian: بندر ديلم | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 30°03′15″N 50°09′50″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Bushehr |
County | Deylam |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 25,730 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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Per the 2006 census, its population was 19,829 in 4,426 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 22,393 people in 5,603 households.[6] The census in 2016 showed a population of 25,730 people in 7,359 households.[2]
On 16 February 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.[citation needed]