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The Early Beginnings of Modern Abadan

June 9, 2016 By nikolaj 1 Comment

The Early Beginnings of Modern Abadan

by Willem Floor.

This was the nucleus of what would become the city of Abadan, as the site of the refinery was commonly called by those working there as well as by the British in their reports. It was this Persianized name that became commonly used and accepted and became the new city’s official name in 1935.

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Abadan in the National Press During the Oil Nationalisation Movement, 1946-51

June 8, 2016 By nikolaj Leave a Comment

Abadan in the National Press  During the Oil Nationalisation Movement, 1946-51

by Mattin Biglari.

During that most momentous period of Iranian oil politics – that of the oil nationalisation movement in 1951 – Abadan was central in the national imagination.

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