Abadan

City in Khuzestan Province, Iran Abadan county is located in the southwest of Khuzestan province, at an altitude of two meters above sea level. Abadan is a peninsula that is surrounded by the Bahmanshir River, the Arvand River and the Persian Gulf and also connected to the Iran-Iraq border and some cities. The city has hot and humid weather. Abadan county has two parts of "Arvandkenar" and "Markazi", three cities "Arvandkenar", "Abadan" and "Choubdeh" and six villages. Abadan is one of the most prominent cities in the Khuzestan province after Ahvaz. This city was considered one of the most beautiful and memorable cities in Iran before the invasion of Iran by Iraq. During the Iran-Iraq War (8 years), Abadan was attacked by the enemy which led to mass destruction.