Abadan
Abadan is a city in the Central District of Abadan County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
The city is in the southwest of the county. It lies on Abadan Island. The island is bounded in the west by the Arvand waterway and to the east by the Bahmanshir outlet of the Karun River, 53 kilometres (33 mi) from the Persian Gulf, near the Iran–Iraq border. Abadan is 140 km from the provincial capital city of Ahvaz.
How locals move
Getting around Abadan the local way
- Get inThere are river ferries from Basra, in Iraq, to nearby Khorramshahr several times per week.
- Get inThe ferry is run by Valfajr Shipping Company and journey time is just under one hour.
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