Dogonbadan

Dogonbadan (Persian: دوگنبدان, Persian pronunciation: [dɔəgɔənbadɒːn]; also Romanized as Do Gonbadān, Dow Gonbadān, and Du Gunbadān; also known as Gachsaran (Persian: گچساران), also Romanized as Gachsārān)[2] is a city and the capital of Gachsaran County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 81,902, in 18,264 families.[3]

Dogonbadan
دوگنبدان
City
Dogonbadan is located in Iran
Dogonbadan
Dogonbadan
Location in Iran
Coordinates: 30°21′31″N 50°47′53″E
CountryIran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CountyGachsaran County
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total96,728 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Economy

Dogonbadan is an oil and gas producing city that has just started to expand and profits from its industrial capacity. The city has the largest gas reserves in Iran also has the largest recoverable oil field in Iran and third in the world.[4]

Panorama of Dogonbadan(Gachsaran) city
  • British staffs of an oil company in Gachsaran in 1957
    British staffs of an oil company in Gachsaran in 1957
  • Tange deel around the Gachsaran city, Early spring
    Tange deel around the Gachsaran city, Early spring
  • Barabar around the Gachsaran city, Early spring
    Barabar around the Gachsaran city, Early spring
  • Shelaldoun around the Gachsaran city, Early spring
    Shelaldoun around the Gachsaran city, Early spring
  • Kayvan fall around Dogonbadan(Gachsaran)
    Kayvan fall around Dogonbadan(Gachsaran)

References
  1. "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. Dogonbadan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3061393" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. "Extraction of Crude Petroleum in Iran-Overview". mbendi.com. 2010. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
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