Bandar Abbas

Bandar Abbas  pronunciation  (Persian: بندرعباس) or Bandar-e ‘Abbās (Persian: بندر عباس), also romanized as Bandar ‘Abbās, Bandar ‘Abbāsī, and Bandar-e ‘Abbās; formerly known as Cambarão and Porto Comorão to Portuguese traders, as Gombroon to English traders and as Gamrun or Gumrun to Dutch merchants, is a port city and capital of Hormozgān Province on the southern coast of Iran, on the Persian Gulf. The city occupies a strategic position on the narrow Strait of Hormuz, and it is the location of the main base of the Iranian Navy. Bandar Abbas is also the capital and largest city of Bandar Abbas County. At the 2006 census, its population was 367,508, with 89,404 families.

Etymology

Bandar Abbas has always been a port, and as such its various names have all addressed this function. The most common name over time (Gameroon) has traditionally been said to derive from Persian gümrük, customhouse (from Late Greek kommerkion, from Latin commercium, "commerce"), but is now speculated to be from Persian kamrūn, shrimp (which in Portuguese is camarão, similar to the former Portuguese name).

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Tensions Rise in the Northern Indian Ocean as Iran Stages Display

The Maritime Executive 28 Mar 2025
On March 28, satellite imagery of the main naval base at Bandar Abbas showed four Alvand/Moudge and one Bayandor frigates alongside ... perchlorate from China, arrived in the Bandar Abbas anchorage.
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Iran unveils vast underground missile facility

Middle East Monitor 27 Mar 2025
In recent weeks, the IRGC also revealed a new warship for its naval forces in Bandar Abbas, confirming that it is capable of launching anti-ship cruise ...
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Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen kick off joint naval drills in support of Gaza

Press TV 27 Mar 2025
IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said 3,000 heavy and light vessels are taking part in the parade ... Live footage shows a massive naval parade underway in Bandar Abbas, Iran, in a show of solidarity with Gaza ... www.presstv.co.uk ....
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Cargo of Rocket Fuel Now Just Three Days From Iranian Port

The Maritime Executive 23 Mar 2025
MV Jairan, loaded with sodium perchlorate in China, is an estimated three days’ sailing from its home port destination in Bandar Abbas, Iran ... Recent satellite imagery of the Bandar Abbas Naval ...
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Second Shipload of Ballistic Missile Fuel Nears Iran

The Maritime Executive 16 Mar 2025
MV Jairan, the second of two Iranian cargo vessels which is believed to have loaded sodium perchlorate in China, was on Saturday morning passing through the Straits of Malacca en route to Bandar Abbas.
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PAJCCI urges govt to resolve Pakistan-Afghanistan trade crisis

The News International 15 Mar 2025
President of Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PAJCCI) Junaid Makda. — Makda group website/File. KARACHI ... The prolonged shutdown has also diverted business to competing trade routes such as Chabahar and Bandar Abbas ... .
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Iranian Naval Exercise to Cement Russian and Chinese Support Concludes

The Maritime Executive 15 Mar 2025
Iranian vessels deployed consisted mainly of the ships which participated in a naval fleet review off Bandar Abbas on February 26, led by the Alvand and Moudge Class frigates IRINS Alvand (F71) and ...
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Iranian Ship Suspected of Missile Cargo Leaves China

Newsweek 14 Mar 2025
The U.S.-sanctioned cargo vessel is on its way to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas and is expected to arrive later this month ....
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PAJCCI make urgent call for resolving trade crisis with Afghanistan, CARs

Urdu Point 14 Mar 2025
</p><p>The prolonged closure has also diverted business to competing routes like Chabahar and Bandar Abbas, added president PAJCCI.</p><p>PAJCCI Senior Vice President ...
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Iran sends 500-ton humanitarian aid shipment to Lebanon

Urdu Point 12 Mar 2025
... consignment was sent from Bandar Abbas, a port city in southern Iran, to various regions across Lebanon, he said.</p> .
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Iran's Navy Makes It to the Parade

The Maritime Executive 09 Mar 2025
The Nedaja has not released the names of vessels seen on February 26 off Bandar Abbas, but it is possible to identify more than ten that were involved ... Two submarines were spotted ... The flotilla was due to leave Mumbai on February 28 ... ....
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Iraq’s Plan to Transform Its Economy Is a Risky Bet, by James Durso

The Unz Review 08 Mar 2025
Iraq’s Development Road aims to reduce dependence on oil by turning the country into a key trade corridor between Asia and Europe ... Related ... Iran may see the Road as competition to its three major ports, Chabahar, Bandar Abbas, and Bandar Imam Khomeini.
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