Bandar Deylam

Bandar Deylam بندرديلم
—  city  —
Bandar Deylam
Coordinates: 30°03′15″N 50°09′32″E / 30.05417°N 50.15889°E / 30.05417; 50.15889Coordinates: 30°03′15″N 50°09′32″E / 30.05417°N 50.15889°E / 30.05417; 50.15889
Country	Iran
Province	Bushehr
County	Deylam
Bakhsh	Central
Population (2006)
- Total	19,829
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
- Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Bandar Deylam (Persian: بندرديلم; also Romanized as Bandar-e Deylam, Bandar Dīlam, and Bandar-e Delam; also known simply as Deylam or Dīlam)^[1] is a port city in and capital of Deylam County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 19,829, in 4,426 families.^[2]

On February 16, 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.

References

1. ^ Bandar Deylam can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055112" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/18.xls. 

• اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran)