Ābādān (settlement)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: B. Siewert-Mayer, W. Röllig, H. Kopp
Creators: B. Siewert-Mayer, W. Röllig, H. Kopp
Contributors:
Sean Gillies, Francis Deblauwe, Jeffrey Becker, Eric Kansa, Tom Elliott, Enes Yılandiloğlu
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Last modified
May 15, 2026 05:17 PM
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History
A settlement on Ābādān island, which is located at the head of the Persian Gulf. The name of the city derives from that of the island; the city is first mentioned by this name in the 9th century CE.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/211425280
30.3565457129, 48.2774391495
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location: modern آبادان (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Ābādān (settlement) located on Ābādān (island) (AD 2000 - AD 2099)
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settlement, settlement-modern
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GANE OBJECT 13
B. Siewert-Mayer, W. Röllig, H. Kopp, Sean Gillies, Francis Deblauwe, Jeffrey Becker, Eric Kansa, Tom Elliott, and Enes Yılandiloğlu, 'Ābādān (settlement): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/211425280> [accessed: 09 September 2026]
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