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)[3] is a city in the Central District of Gachsaran County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the district and of the county.

Dogonbadan
Persian: دوگنبدان
City
Panorama of Dogonbadan (Gachsaran) city
Panorama of Dogonbadan (Gachsaran) city
Dogonbadan is located in Iran
Dogonbadan
Dogonbadan
Coordinates: 30°21′36″N 50°47′02″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CountyGachsaran
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total96,728
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 81,902 in 18,264 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 91,739 people in 23,254 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 96,728 people in 26,770 households.[2]

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.[6]

  • 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
  • Kayvan fall around Dogonbadan(Gachsaran)
    Kayvan fall around Dogonbadan(Gachsaran)

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 August 2023). "Dogonbadan, Gachsaran County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 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".
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. 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. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. "Extraction of Crude Petroleum in Iran-Overview". mbendi.com. 2010. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
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