Bandar-e Abbas was founded in 1622 by Shah Abbas 1 (giving his name to the city), as a sustitute for the city of Hormuz captured by the Portuguese in 1514. This city in southeastern Iran with 300,000 inhabitants, lies on Strait of Hormuz, opposite the islands of Qeshm, Larak and Hormuz.

Bandar-e Abbas is the capital of the Hormozgan Province with 1.3 million inhabitants and an area of 71,193 km².

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:eek2: wow, i never knew banda abbas was so developed. and i am amazed to see how much construction is going on!!!!!!! so many midrises!!!!!

thanks for the pics freedom. very nice looking city.

it is definetly no Izmir or anything but by looking at the pics, bandar abbas has the potential, especailly with those nice beaches.

Its so nice. It survived the war so good!!! I love it (and i love the chickies lol)

I didn't expect Bandar Abbas that beautiful and developed !

Looks okay, clean and new..

Something like kish..

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nice pics

The Iranian youth is weird, When looking for pics, I found two pics of two guys making out. :dunno: Also, the traditional local dress in this city is scary. :shocked:

hahaha^^^^^^

An old thread with pics which aren't appearing anymore.. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=221017

Except one of the heartbreaking ones is still there:

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I wanna play Sim City there with a respectable budget.

The Iranian youth is weird, When looking for pics, I found two pics of two guys making out. :dunno: Also, the traditional local dress in this city is scary. :shocked:

This city has a big drug use problem and prostitution in comparison to its local population. It's a huge ghetto.

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:eek2: I hadn't seen this before.

I MUST go to Iran one day and eat authentic Persian Kebab!!! Hmmmm :D

very nice, the city is much cleaner than I imagined

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Does anyone know the history of this Hindu temple?

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Bandar Abbas or Bandar-e ‘Abbās (in Persian: بندر عباس; formerly known as Gombroon to English traders and Gamrun to Dutch merchants) is a port city and capital of Hormozgān Province on the southern coast of Iran (Persia), on the Persian Gulf. The city occupies a strategic position on the narrow Straits of Hormuz, and it is the location of the main base of the Iranian Navy. It had an estimated population of 352,173 in 2005.

Ancient history

The earliest record of Bandar Abbas is during the reign of Darius the Great (between 586 and 522 B.C.). Darius's commander, Silacus, embarked from Bandar Abbas to India which is now present Pakistan and the Red Sea

During Alexander's conquest of the Persian Empire, Bandar Abbas was known under the name of Hormirzad.

Modern history

In the 1980s, the name "Gameron" was changed in favor of "Bandar Abbas", following similar movements with Iranian names (see Iran naming dispute).

Bandar Abbas serves as a major shipping point for mostly imports, and has a long history of trade with India. Thousands of tourists visit the city and nearby islands including Qeshm and Hormuz every year

Climate

Bandar Abbas has a hot and humid climate. Maximum temperature in summers can reach up to 49 °C (120 °F) while in winters the minimum temperature drops to about 5 °C (40 °F). The annual rainfall is around 251 mm (1 in) and the relative humidity is 66%.

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Hindu temple Bandar-Abbas
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There seems to be no coordination between the buildings as far as arcitectural style, height or color is concerned. It's a nauseating melting pot of unattractive buildings which together create a very third worldish image. We could do so much better than this. Look at the buildings posted on the forums of other countries and compare to this. It makes me feel ashamed!

The same is happening to cities all around Iran. In the north of Iran, like Namakabrood for instance, they're ruining the beautiful lush nature, uprooting trees in one of the few areas of Iran where we still have woods, and erecting villas and buildings with rooftops of intense hues such as yellow, blue, orange and purple. It looks like a childrens playground. The over-exploitation of the green areas of northern Iran is criminal. It makes me so sad to see this. This is what happens when people with poor taste are in charge and have the freedom to do whatever they please.

Tabriz is another example where ugly unsafe buildings have been erected en masse. These ugly buildings have now totally surrounded the beautiful Shah goli / El goli, and thereby diminishing its beauty.

I always imagained Bandar Abbas as a boring place. Look like I was wrong after all!:)

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Great coastline, clear water, sunny weather, historic buildings, huge port and construction boom. Full of potential. :yes:

I was here for a couple of days and to be honest I thought it was a little boring. A new shopping centre or two will not change that. But then I suppose it depends on what you do with your time there.

Yes it is boring for now, it's just a port city. But I believe this place (or at least some parts of it) can be turned to a tourist place like Kish, this will be difficult though, because Bandar Abbas is not a free trade zone .

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^^Wow! Bandar Abbas looks like a busy port...

Bandar abbas is still poor but much better than in the past...
i wish abadan or khoramshahr could be like this

Bandar abbas is still poor but much better than in the past...
i wish abadan or khoramshahr could be like this
Yes, the further away you get from the coast you see poorer areas. But I have to say judging from the pictures I've found from the coastline area mostly looks like a nice place.
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Boat rides around Bandar Abbas

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If you've checked my Bandar Abbas projects thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=858708), you can see that some buildings I've posted are already under construction :)

Coast of Bandar Abbas
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Motocross competition
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Boats patrolling in the Persian Gulf
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Rescuing turtles in Bandar Abbas

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Bandar Abbas aerials

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Fun stuff in the beach

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Hindu Temple
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Weird thing :)
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Wow Brilliant photo's! Imagine if you stepped in that! ^^

^^ Thanks :) lol I'd scream out loud I never touch sea creatures

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Laft Village near Bandar Abbas
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Hormuzgan Hotel
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Logvely pics Shapoor. Thank you :)

You're welcome alitezar

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Rajaee Port
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A beach park in Bandar Abbas, sadly polluted with garbage (check the left side of the pic)
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Bandar Abbas seems to get better and better in this thread lol.... Great pics!

I always thought it must be a fairly cheery place as Bandari music is quite fun, most people say its quite a miserable city though.

^These picture are showing the good part of Bandar Abbas but in reality most of the people are fishermen and poor.

^^ The reality is a mixture of both. The contrast of the pictures of this page and the last say it all.

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Man waiting for a boat taxi in Bandar Abbas at early morning

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What kind of people live in Bandar Abbas? i heard most of them are Arabs and no Persians in that area?

^^wtf? who said that??
Sure, there live some arab minorities, but they are 1. as said before a minority (where I have to say that they're IRANIAN-arabs, not to be mixed with the arabs living in arab states) 2. most of the Iranian-arabs live near the borders (to Iraq especially).
I don't have exact data, but I would say more than 50% are Persian.
Bandar Abbas has a lot of problems (drugs, poverty, high unemployment, etc.), but the people are really warm and kind people! You should visit it someday.

^^wtf? who said that??
Sure, there live some arab minorities, but they are 1. as said before a minority (where I have to say that they're IRANIAN-arabs, not to be mixed with the arabs living in arab states) 2. most of the Iranian-arabs live near the borders (to Iraq especially).
I don't have exact data, but I would say more than 50% are Persian.
Bandar Abbas has a lot of problems (drugs, poverty, high unemployment, etc.), but the people are really warm and kind people! You should visit it someday.

i saw an ethnic map of Iran and it showed a lot of arabs in the south
Here it is:

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and i saw a video on youtube with some people called bandaris and they looked like black people
i wonder where did they came from? here is the video:

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also a lot of arabs are claiming that most people in ahvaz are arabs too? this cant be true since i went there twice when i was younger and dont remember hearing arabic anywhere but on this map it shows Ahvaz as completely Arab.. this cant be right

Any further ethnic discussion will be removed from now on. Try sticking to the topic, this is a photo thread.

^^Okay, but I didn't want to start an etnic discussion here (as I said in my post, that the people (doesn't matter which ethnicy they belong to)are warm and kind people. So, I think there isn't going to start such a discussion, although I know that you're right, since this is a photo thread, but it's not completely off-topic to get to know the people of Bandar Abbas a bit more... .
However, I just answer his/her last post, but I will definately not start an ethnical discussion here. :) I mean I respect and support ALL ethnical minorities in Iran.
i saw an ethnic map of Iran and it showed a lot of arabs in the south
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and i saw a video on youtube with some people called bandaris and they looked like black people
i wonder where did they came from? here is the video:

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also a lot of arabs are claiming that most people in ahvaz are arabs too? this cant be true since i went there twice when i was younger and dont remember hearing arabic anywhere but on this map it shows Ahvaz as completely Arab.. this cant be right
I can't say whether they're really arab-Iranians in that video or not, but the darker skin color is also due to the hot weather there.
Whether they're Arab-Iranians, Fars-Iranians, etc. isn't important at all, for me it is important that they are all Iranians and their heart goes for Iran.
As said before, the people are very kind and warm. And all the people I met there spoke Persian, at least I didn't hear arabic at all.
However, since Shapoor has already warned, it's better not to go deep in that issue. :)

Zende bad Iran :)

and i saw a video on youtube with some people called bandaris and they looked like black people
i wonder where did they came from?

also a lot of arabs are claiming that most people in ahvaz are arabs too? this cant be true since i went there twice when i was younger and dont remember hearing arabic anywhere but on this map it shows Ahvaz as completely Arab.. this cant be right

Bandaris were originally slaves for rich gulf merchants who may also have dabbled in the slave trade themselves.
The areas highlighted green including Ahvaz are majority ethnically Arab. It doesn't mean they speak the language.

^^ Are they allowed to study their native language in school ? and what is the official language of the Islamic republic ?

^^ Of course! Not because its their traditional language but because its Arabic, the language of the Quran, a major international language and the language of many of their neighbouring countries. Farsi is the official language in Iran but Arabic is probably the most heavily promoted second language. Kurds and other minorities will have problems teaching their own language in schools though.

Bandaris were originally slaves for rich gulf merchants who may also have dabbled in the slave trade themselves.
The areas highlighted green including Ahvaz are majority ethnically Arab. It doesn't mean they speak the language.


sorry but you are kinda wrong :)
There were slaves brought to IRan but they are few and now most of the southern Iranians are Persian some arabs but according to CIA arabs iant even barely 4% of the total population of Iran..and not all of them live in south..
so no the great majorty of southern Iran is still Persian and Baluch♥

^^ Of course! Not because its their traditional language but because its Arabic, the language of the Quran, a major international language and the language of many of their neighbouring countries. Farsi is the official language in Iran but Arabic is probably the most heavily promoted second language. Kurds and other minorities will have problems teaching their own language in schools though.

actuallly i think the seconf most promoted is english and turkish (since its a regional language) and french, although arabic is taught in schools its not what most people realy choose to take, its forced.

and arabic is a really cool language and very live but damn its HARDDDDDD!!!

Yes it is boring for now, it's just a port city. But I believe this place (or at least some parts of it) can be turned to a tourist place like Kish, this will be difficult though, because Bandar Abbas is not a free trade zone .

kish???????? lets make it like izmir not kish! theres nothing special about kish

some "be gel neshasteh" boats and ships on the coast of bandar abbas

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sorry but you are kinda wrong :)
There were slaves brought to IRan but they are few and now most of the southern Iranians are Persian some arabs but according to CIA arabs iant even barely 4% of the total population of Iran..and not all of them live in south..
so no the great majorty of southern Iran is still Persian and Baluch♥
Excuse me Im not wrong! Yes barely 4% of the entire countries population is arab but in the areas highlighted dark green they are either the majority or the largest minority where there is no majority ethnicity.

actuallly i think the seconf most promoted is english and turkish (since its a regional language) and french, although arabic is taught in schools its not what most people realy choose to take, its forced.

and arabic is a really cool language and very live but damn its HARDDDDDD!!!
How much more heavily promoted can it be than forced? :lol: They dont force you to learn French..

bandar abbas' population is heavily arab, maybe 50% even

you can just tell from the dress

ms persian queen baluch arent that many

the same 4% is concentrated mostly in the south



nd well promoted as in what people want :) in the other case , arabic is certainly promoted, maybe even more than persian haha :D

they censored khosro ans shirin and bizhan and manizheh last week :lol:

where are you guys getting the 4 Percent from?
Every figure that I've seen is always between 1-2 percent max

idunkno it was just mentioned here i used the same # haha