  Abadan Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Khuzestan,Iran |
| Coordinates | 30°05′N48°32′E / 30.083°N 48.533°E /30.083; 48.533 |
| Administration | |
Iran | |
Abadan Island is an island in thedelta of theShatt al-Arab inIran and is the site of the city ofAbadan. The island hostedAnglo-Iranian Oil Company'sAbadan Refinery,[1] around which Iranian Prime MinisterMohammad Mossadegh's nationalization movement was centered.[2] Iran and the Ottomans had long had competing claims over Ābādān Island, which was ceded to Iran by Turkey in 1847.[3]
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