Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni
Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni (Persian: بندر امام خمینی), also Romanized as Bandare Emam Xomeyni; formerly Bandar Shahpur during the Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi governments, also Romanized as Bandar Šâhpur; and formerly Bandar-e Khomeyni (بندر خمینی), is a city in, and the capital of, Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni District of Mahshahr County, Khuzestan province, Iran. The city also serves as the administrative center for Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni Rural District.
Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni
Persian: بندرامام خمینی | |
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City | |
Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni petrochemical complex, Musa Bay, Iran | |
Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni | |
| Coordinates: 30°30′21″N 49°04′27″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Khuzestan |
| County | Mahshahr |
| District | Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 78,353 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 67,078 in 14,681 households. The following census in 2011 counted 72,357 people in 18,382 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 78,353 people in 21,810 households.
Bandar-e Imam Khomeyni is a port city on the Persian Gulf. Before the 1979 Iranian Revolution, it was known as Bandar Shahpur. It is named after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
The city is home to Petrochimi Bandar Imam basketball club, which plays in the Iranian Super League.