Jam () is a city in the Central District of

Jam County Jam County () is in Bushehr province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the ...

, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also the administrative center for

Jam Rural District Jam Rural District () is in the Central District of Jam County, Bushehr province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, ...

. The village of Velayat was converted to a city in 1996 and renamed Jam in 1999.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 10,809 in 2,734 households. The 2011 census counted 16,313 people in 4,632 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 31,436 people in 9,356 households.

Neighborhoods

The city of Jam is formed from the former villages of Khvajeh Ahmadi (خواجه احمدي), Malecheh (مالچه), Qaleh-ye Kohneh (قلعه کهنه), and Velayat (ولایت).

Climate

Sports

Jam's main sport team is Pars Jonubi Jam football club who used to play in the

Azadegan League The Azadegan League (, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 (, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from its foundation in 1991 until 2001, when t ...

and now in

Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

, Iranian Premier League.

Notes

References

Cities in Bushehr province Populated places in Jam County 1996 establishments in Iran Long stubs with short prose {{Jam-geo-stub