Jam, Iran
Jam (Persian: جم; also romanized as Jamm; also known as Jām-e Jam) is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Jam County, Bushehr province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county and as the administrative center for Jam Rural District.
Jam
Persian: جم | |
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City | |
Jam | |
| Coordinates: 27°49′25″N 52°19′49″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Bushehr |
| County | Jam |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 31,436 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 10,809 in 2,734 households. The 2011 census counted 16,313 people in 4,632 households. The census in 2016 showed a population of 31,436 people in 9,356 households.
It has an airport close to the city and has recently seen a boom as large growth in population and construction work for the petrochemical industry due to the oil boom and the relatively close PSEEZ (Pars Special Energy Economic Zone). Many people in Bahrain have ancestors from most people from Jam are Shia Muslim and they speak a special dialect of Persian, known as Ajmi.