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of the city of

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Prior to 20th century

* 1514 – Portuguese in power; settlement named "Comorão". * 1614 – Shah

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expels the Portuguese. * 1622 ** Settlement renamed "Bandar Abbas". ** Bandar Abbas economy affected by

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of nearby Hormuz by Persian/English forces. * 1623 –

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trade mission established. * 1664 –

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conducts business in town (approximate date). * 1727 – Town sacked by Afghan forces. * 1741 – "Cannon foundry" established. * 1762 – British and Dutch businesspeople relocate to

Bushire Bushehr, Booshehr or Bushire ( fa, بوشهر ; also romanised as ''Būshehr'', ''Bouchehr'', ''Buschir'' and ''Busehr''), also known as Bandar Bushehr ( fa, ; also romanised as ''Bandar Būshehr'' and ''Bandar-e Būshehr''), previously Antioc ...

. * 1790s – Population: 12,000 (approximate estimate). * 1793 – Bandar Abbas "leased to the

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" (approximate date). * 1830 – Population: 5,000 (approximate estimate). * 1852 – Persians expelled the Muscat authorities. * 1868 –

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expelled and

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in power. * 1872 – Gwadur-Jask-Bandar Abbas telegraph begins operating (approximate date). * 1879 – (mosque) built. * 1892 – (mosque) built. * 1900 – Population: 10,000. (approximate estimate).

20th century

* 1902 – Earthquake. * 1925 – (mosque) built. * 1930s – Population: 8,000 (approximate estimate). * 1947 – "Fish canning plant" built. * 1956 – Population: 17,710. * 1959 – (bath house) refurbished. * 1966 – Population: 34,627. * 1967 – Deepwater port opens. * 1973 – "Iranian naval headquarters" relocated to Bandar Abbas from

Khorramshahr Khorramshahr ( fa, خرمشهر , also romanized as ''Khurramshahr'', ar, المحمرة, romanized as ''Al-Muhammerah'') is a city and capital of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 170,976, in ...

. * 1976 – Population: 89,103. * 1982 – Population: 175,000 (estimate). * 1988 – 3 July: United States military shoots down civilian

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in vicinity of Bandar Abbas during the

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. * 1996 – Population: 273,578.

21st century

* 2006 –

Aluminium Hormozgan F.C. Aluminum Hormozgan F.C. is an Iranian football club founded in 2006. The team is based in Bandar Abbas, Iran and compete in the Azadegan League. In 2012 they became the first club from Hormozgan to play in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Histor ...

(football club) formed. * 2008 ** 10 September: 2008 Qeshm earthquake. ** (museum) opens. * 2010 –

Takhti Stadium (Bandar Abbas) Khalij-e-Fars Stadium in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and ...

opens. * 2011 – Population: 435,751. * 2013 ** June:

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held. ** Abbas Aminizadeh becomes mayor. * 2014 – City becomes part of newly formed national administrative Region 2.

References

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