Gombroon
E634026
Gombroon is the former name of Bandar Abbas, a historically significant Persian Gulf port city in southern Iran.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former city name
ⓘ
historical place name ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Gamrun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gombaroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Hormuz Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInHistoricalPeriod | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exportedProduct |
Persian silk
ⓘ
horses ⓘ pearls ⓘ spices ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Bandar Abbas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Safavid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Persian Gulf port
ⓘ
port city ⓘ trading port ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageOfTrade |
Dutch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| importedProduct |
European manufactured goods
ⓘ
Indian textiles ⓘ spices from India ⓘ |
| knownAsByEuropeans | Gombroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Persian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bandar Abbas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Persian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
European travel accounts of the 17th century
ⓘ
Persian historical sources ⓘ |
| modernStatus | name no longer in official use ⓘ |
| partOf | Hormozgan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayEquivalent | Bandar Abbas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Bandar Abbas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedByName | Bandar Abbas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important link in trade between Persia and Europe
ⓘ
important link in trade between Persia and India ⓘ key node in Persian Gulf commerce ⓘ major maritime trade center ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of maritime access to southern Persia
ⓘ
naval base location on Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| tradingPartners |
Dutch merchants
ⓘ
English merchants ⓘ Indian merchants ⓘ Portuguese merchants ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Safavid era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
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