Jam, Iran

For other places with the same name, see Jam, Iran (disambiguation).
Jam
جم
city
Jam
Coordinates: 27°49′40″N 52°19′37″E / 27.82778°N 52.32694°E / 27.82778; 52.32694Coordinates: 27°49′40″N 52°19′37″E / 27.82778°N 52.32694°E / 27.82778; 52.32694
Country  Iran
Province Bushehr
County Jam
Bakhsh Central
Population (2006)
 • Total 16,313
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Jam (Persian: جم‎‎; also Romanized as Jamm; also known as Jām-e Jam)[1] is a city in and capital of Jam County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,809, in 2,734 families.[2]

It has an airport close to the city and has recently seen as large growth in population and construction work for the petrochemical industry due to the relatively close PSEEZ (Pars Special Energy Economic Zone).

References

  1. ↑ Jam, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067617" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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