Bandar-e Dayyer

Bandar-e Dayyer (Persian: بندر دير; also Romanized as Bandar-e Deyer; also known as Deyyer, Daiyir, Dayer and Qal’eh Dīr)[3] is a city in the Central District of Dayyer County, Bushehr province, Iran, and serves as capital of the county.

For the administrative division, see Deyr County.

Bandar-e Dayyer
Persian: بندر دير
City
Gomroke in Dayyer
Gomroke in Dayyer
Bandar-e Dayyer is located in Iran
Bandar-e Dayyer
Bandar-e Dayyer
Coordinates: 27°50′30″N 51°56′22″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyDeyr
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total24,083
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 18,454 in 3,882 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 20,157 people in 4,890 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 24,087 people in 6,680 households.[2] Bandar-e Deyr was a prominent commercial port in the Persian Gulf,[6] and the Jewish settlers were dominating the local market[7]

Jewish community

Some historians believe that Dandar Deyr during the 13th century was exclusively inhabited by Jews,[8] in the 19th century Lorimer stated that the population is about 5500 souls, including some Jews.[9] and the Jewish community during the 19th century has an estimated population of 20 to 50 family.[10]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Bandar-e Deyr, Deyr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Bandar-e Dayyer can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3061101" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. Ahmed Eqtedari, Asar Shahrhay Bastani Sawahel Wa Jazaier Khaleej Fars, 2nd Edition, Entsharat Rawayat Publication, Tehran, page 262
  7. Abdullah Darvishi, Yahoudian Bandar Deyr, 1375
  8. هارون وهومن، زندان فراموشي، شركت كتاب، لوس آنجلس، 2007، ص46
  9. Lorimer. Gazetteer Of The Persian Gulf Oman & Central Arabia. Government Printing, Calcutta, (1908). V2 p361-362
  10. David Yeroushalmi. The Jews of Iran in the Nineteenth century. Brill. Leiden, The Netherlands. (2009). P74


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