Bushehr province

Bushehr Province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, with a long coastline on the Persian Gulf. Its capital is the city of Bushehr.

The province was made a part of Region 2 upon the division of the provinces into five regions, solely for coordination and development purposes, on 22 June 2014.

History

The Portuguese Empire invaded the city of Bushehr in 1506 and remained there until Shah Abbas Safavi defeated them and liberated the Persian Gulf region.

2013 Bushehr earthquake

A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter magnitude scale struck the town of Shonbeh and villages of Shonbeh and Tasuj District in Dashti County of Bushehr province on 9 April 2013, killing at least 37 people.

Demographics Language A vast majority of the population speak Persian (mostly the Fars dialect) as a first language. There is a minority of Arabic speakers.Anonby, Erik & Taheri-Ardali, Mortaza, et al. (eds.). 2015–2022. Atlas of the Languages of Iran (ALI). Ottawa: Geomatics & Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. (http://iranatlas.net/) (Accessed 2022-04-27).

During the Safavid period, some people from the Kurdish Zanganeh tribe moved from Kermanshah to the villages between Ahram and Borazjan and formed a local government in this area, and from that time until the beginning of Qajar, this part of Bushehr province was called Zanganeh bloc.

Religion The vast majority of Bushehr's population are Shia Muslims, with a minority of Sunnis comprising 8.5% of the province's population.

Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the province's population was 886,490 in 188,762 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,032,949 people in 246,742 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the province as 1,163,400 inhabitants in 321,826 households.

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Bushehr province's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

+ Bushehr province Counties 2006 2011 2016 Asaluyeh — — 73,958 Bushehr 216,087 258,906 298,594 Dashtestan 222,226 229,425 252,047 Dashti 71,285 77,530 92,319 Deylam 29,079 31,570 34,828 Deyr 48,488 52,523 60,612 Ganaveh 82,937 90,493 102,484 Jam 37,999 51,446 70,051 Kangan 95,113 170,774 107,801 Tangestan 63,276 70,282 76,706 Total 866,490 1,032,949 1,163,400

Cities According to the 2016 census, 835,955 people (over 71% of the population of Bushehr province) live in the following cities:

City Population Ab Pakhsh 18,913 Abdan 6,827 Ahram 15,198 Ali Shahr 23,178 Anarestan 3,400 Asaluyeh 13,557 Baduleh 4,028 Bandar Deylam 25,730 Bandar Ganaveh 73,472 Bandar Kangan 60,187 Bandar Rig 6,252 Bandar Siraf 6,992 Bandar-e Deyr 24,083 Bank 14,126 Bardestan 7,112 Borazjan 110,567 Bord Khun 5,333 Bushehr 223,504 Bushkan 2,135 Choghadak 18,702 Dalaki 6,436 Delvar 4,442 Dowrahak 4,852 Emam Hasan 2,731 Jam 31,436 Kaki 12,119 Kalameh 2,463 Kharg 8,193 Khvormuj 60,942 Nakhl Taqi 18,837 Riz 3,282 Sadabad 8,248 Shabankareh 7,900 Shahrabad 3,787 Shonbeh 2,747 Tang-e Eram 3,242 Vahdatiyeh 11,222

21st century

The city of Bushehr is the second main naval port of Iran after Bandar Abbas,:

Kharg Island (Khark Island)

, during the 2026 Iran War, Kharg Island was of great strategic significance, carrying up to 90 per cent of Iran's oil exports through its terminal.

Bushehr Nuclear Reactor

The Bushehr Light water PWR Nuclear Reactor, designed by Siemens, built by the Russians, is Iran's first Nuclear Power Plant reactor.

Sports Bushehr is home to the football teams Shahin-e Bushehr and Pars Jonoubi jam.

Notable writers Manouchehr Atashi Sadeq Chubak Najaf Daryabandari Moniro Ravanipour

Colleges and universities

Persian Gulf University Bushehr University of Medical Sciences Payame Noor University of Bushehr

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