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About IRAN (2873 words) |
 | Bandar Abbas and its appurtenances was leased to Sultan of Masquat according to a contract in the time of Nader Shah. |
| Presently, Bandar Abbas is capital city of Hormozgan province and it is one of the most important strategic and commercial centers of Iran in the Persian Gulf and Omman sea. |
| Presently, Bandar Jask is relatively on of the thriving cities of Hormozgan province which is bounded to coastal water on three sides as a peninsula. |
| Hormozgan Province at AllExperts (839 words) |
| Marco Polo visited the port of Bandar Abbas in 1272 and 1293, and reported widespread trading in Persian jewelry, the ivory and silk of IndoChina, and pearls from Bahrain in the Bazaars in the port of Hormuz. |
| The name of Bandar Abbas comes directly from the name of Shah Abbas I. The British, meanwhile were competing for influence in the region with Dutch colonialists who finally invaded Qeshm island and dispatched warships to Bandar Abbas during the final years of Shah Abbas' reign. |
| The Hindu Temple in Bandar Abbas, built during the Qajar era for Indian soldiers serving in the British Army during the British occupation. |
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