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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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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Khuzestan containsCity Masjed Soleyman
Masjed Soleyman oil field namedAfter Masjed Soleyman