Abadan, Iran — Abadan redirects here. For other uses, see Abadan (disambiguation). Abadan آبادان city … Wikipedia
Abadan — (film) is also the name of a 2003 Iranian movie from director Mani Haghighi, as well as the name of a town in TurkmenistanInfobox Settlement official name = Abadan image caption = pushpin latd=30|latm=21|lats=|latNS=N… … Wikipedia
Abadan Crisis — The Abadan Crisis occurred from 1951 to 1954, after Iran nationalized the Iranian assets of the Anglo Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) and expelled Western companies from oil refineries in the city of Abadan (see Abadan Refinery). NationalizationThe… … Wikipedia
ABADAN — ABADAN, island and seaport located in the province of Khuzistan at the southwest corner of Iran on the left bank of Shatt al Arab and about 60 km from the Persian Gulf. It grew into a big city because of its oil refinery. During World War II… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Abadan — /ah beuh dahn , ab euh /, n. a city in SW Iran, on the Shatt al Arab: oil refineries. 306,000. * * * ▪ Iran Arabic ʿAbbādān city, extreme southwestern Iran. The city is situated in Khūzestān, part of the oil producing region of Iran.… … Universalium
Abadan Crisis timeline — The Abadan crisis was a notable event that began with the nationalization of the Anglo Iranian Oil Company by the government of Iran in 1951 and ended with a the coup against Iranian prime minister Mohammed Mossadeq in 1953. Abadan was the site… … Wikipedia
Oil refinery — Anacortes Refinery (Tesoro), on the north end of March Point southeast of Anacortes, Washington An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products,… … Wikipedia
Siege of Abadan — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Abadan partof=Iran–Iraq War caption=Exploded tank, remains in Abadan as symbol of Iran–Iraq War. date=November 1980 September 1981 place=Abadan, Khuzestan province, southwest Iran territory=… … Wikipedia
Anglo-Persian Oil Company — The Anglo Persian Oil Company (APOC) was founded in 1908 following the discovery of a large oil field in Masjed Soleiman, Iran. It was the first company to extract petroleum from the Middle East. In 1935 APOC was renamed the Anglo Iranian Oil… … Wikipedia
National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company — Iran s Abadan Refinery, built 1913. National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) is part of the Ministry of Petroleum of Iran. NIORDC was established on March 8, 1992 and undertook to perform all operations relating to refining … Wikipedia
