Bandar Deylam
Bandar Deylam (Persian: بندر ديلم; also Romanized as Bandar-e Deylam and Bandar Dīlam; also known as Bandar-e Delam; also known simply as Deylam or Dīlam) is a port city in the Central District of Deylam County, Bushehr province, Iran, and serves as capital of the county.
Bandar-e Deylam
Persian: بندر ديلم | |
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City | |
Bandar-e Deylam | |
| Coordinates: 30°03′15″N 50°09′50″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Bushehr |
| County | Deylam |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 25,730 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Per the 2006 census, its population was 19,829 in 4,426 households. The following census in 2011 counted 22,393 people in 5,603 households. The census in 2016 showed a population of 25,730 people in 7,359 households.
On 16 February 2005 a large explosion was reported close to the site of a newly built nuclear power plant. Iranian officials later announced that the explosion was caused by construction work on a dam at Kowsar, near Deylam.
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