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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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