Masjed Soleyman
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Masjed Soleyman is an Iranian city historically significant as the site of the Middle East’s first commercially viable oil well, located in the southwestern province of Khuzestan.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Masjed Soleyman County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCompany |
Anglo-Persian Oil Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Iranian Oil Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredResource | commercial crude oil ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 300–400 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bakhtiari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | Zagros fold belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
oil extraction
ⓘ
refining and related services ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole | contributor to Iran’s oil exports ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | industrial heritage related to early oil extraction ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
oil and gas
ⓘ
petrochemicals ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
oil production facilities
ⓘ
pipelines ⓘ |
| hasNearbyOilField | Masjed Soleyman oil field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRiver | Karun River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | predominantly Bakhtiari inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
road connections to Ahvaz
ⓘ
road connections to other Khuzestan cities ⓘ |
| hasUrbanType | industrial city ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of the first commercially viable oil well in the Middle East ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early oil industry development in Iran
ⓘ
petroleum production ⓘ |
| language |
Bakhtiari dialects
ⓘ
Luri ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iranian oil belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khuzestan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Khuzestan oil-rich region ⓘ southwestern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalContext | key center in Iran’s petroleum sector ⓘ |
| oilDiscoveryYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| partOf | Zagros Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provinceCapitalOf | Masjed Soleyman County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southwest Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | oilfield city ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | birthplace of Iran’s modern oil industry ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Iran Standard Time
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UTC+03:30 ⓘ |
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