Touring Nahr-e Abtar in Iran
Nahr-e Abtar in the region of Khūzestān is a city located in Iran - some 428 mi or ( 689 km ) South of Tehran , the country's capital city .
Time in Nahr-e Abtar is now 04:42 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Ufi, Shannuf, Rusta-ye Sen, Nahr-e Salim, and Nasiriyah. Being here already, consider visiting Ufi . Check out our recommendations for Nahr-e Abtar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Al-Faw Peninsula
The Faw Peninsula is a marshy region adjoining the Persian Gulf in the extreme southeast of Iraq, between and to the southeast of the cities of Basra (Iraq) and Abadan. It is the site of a number of important oil installations, most notably Iraq's two main oil tanker terminals: Khor al-Amaya and Mina al-Bakr. Its chief importance is its strategic location, controlling access to the Shatt al-Arab waterway (and thus access to the port of Basra).
Located at 29.97 48.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Abadan Island
Abadan Island is an island in Iran. It is the site of the city of Abadan. The island hosted Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's Abadan Refinery, around which Mohammad Mossadegh's nationalization movement was centered.
Located at 30.08 48.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
1975 Algiers Agreement
The 1975 Algiers Agreement (commonly known as the Algiers Accord, sometimes as the Algiers Declaration) was an agreement between Iran and Iraq to settle their border disputes, and served as basis for the bilateral treaties signed on 13 June and 26 December 1975. Less than six years after signing the treaty, Iraq attacked Iran to invade her border lands.
Located at 29.86 48.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel
Iranian military personnel seized 15 Royal Navy personnel during 2007 and held them for 13 days. On 23 March 2007, 15 British Royal Navy personnel, from HMS Cornwall, searching a merchant vessel were surrounded by the Navy of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and subsequently detained off the Iran-Iraq coast. In the course of events, the British forces claimed that the vessel was in Iraqi waters, but the Iranian side insisted that they were in Iran's territorial waters.
Located at 29.85 48.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Iran–Iraq border
The Iran-Iraq boundary runs for 1,458 kilometers, from the Shatt al-Arab (known as Arvand Rud in Iran) waterway to the tripoint boundary with modern Turkey at the Kuh e-Dalanper. Although the boundary was first determined in 1639, certain disputes fester, particularly disputes surrounding navigation on the Shatt al-Arab waterway. The currently binding treaty, the Algiers Agreement (1975) has been in force since signed by both nations in 1975 and ratified by both nations in 1976.
Located at 29.85 48.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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