Bandar-e Dayyer

Bandar-e Dayyer (Persian: بندر دير; also Romanized as Bandar-e Deyer; also known as Deyyer, Daiyir, Dayer and Qal’eh Dīr) is a city in the Central District of Deyr County, Bushehr province, Iran, and serves as capital of the county.

Bandar-e Dayyer
Persian: بندر دير
City
Gomroke in Dayyer
Bandar-e Dayyer
Coordinates: 27°50′30″N 51°56′22″E
Country Iran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyDeyr
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
  Total24,083
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The 2006 census showed the population as 18,454 in 3,882 households. The following census in 2011 counted 20,157 people in 4,890 households. The census in 2016 showed a population of 24,087 people in 6,680 households. Bandar-e Deyr was a prominent commercial port in the Persian Gulf, and the Jewish settlers were dominating the local market

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