Mohammerah

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Mohammerah is the historical name of the port city now known as Khorramshahr in southwestern Iran, located near the confluence of the Karun River and the Shatt al-Arab.

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instanceOf historical city name
port city
alternativeTransliteration Mohammera NERFINISHED
Muhammara NERFINISHED
associatedWith Sheikh Khazal NERFINISHED
climate hot desert climate
country Iran
currentOfficialLanguage Persian (as Khorramshahr)
currentProvinceCapitalNearby Ahvaz NERFINISHED
economicActivity date palm products export
maritime trade
river trade
ethnicComposition predominantly Arab population (historically)
geopoliticalRole gateway between Mesopotamia and Iran
governedBy Sheikh of Mohammerah NERFINISHED
local Arab sheikhs
hasPort Persian Gulf NERFINISHED
historicalEvent Anglo-Persian Oil Company activities in Khuzestan region
border disputes between Iran and Ottoman Empire
historicalNameOf Khorramshahr NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Khuzestan NERFINISHED
languageOfName Arabic
linkedTo Basra by waterway
inland Iranian cities via Karun River
locatedIn Khuzestan Province NERFINISHED
southwestern Iran NERFINISHED
locatedNear Iraq border
Karun River NERFINISHED
Persian Gulf NERFINISHED
Shatt al-Arab NERFINISHED
confluence of the Karun River and the Shatt al-Arab
modernName Khorramshahr NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Abadan NERFINISHED
partOf Ottoman–Persian frontier region NERFINISHED
politicalStatus semi-autonomous sheikhdom under Qajar Iran (historically)
presentDayStatus incorporated into modern Iran as Khorramshahr
regionType deltaic port area
religionMajority Shia Islam (regionally) NERFINISHED
riverMouth Karun River delta NERFINISHED
servedAs river port
seaport
strategicImportance access to Karun River trade
control of waterways to the Persian Gulf
timeZone Iran Standard Time NERFINISHED
usedIn 19th century
early 20th century
waterwayConnection Shatt al-Arab waterway NERFINISHED

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Khorramshahr formerName Mohammerah