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Bandar-e Dayyer

Coordinates: 27°50′24″N 51°56′16″E / 27.84000°N 51.93778°E / 27.84000; 51.93778
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Bandar-e Deyr
بندر دَیّر
City
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Bandar-e Deyr is located in Iran
Bandar-e Deyr
Bandar-e Deyr
Coordinates: 27°50′24″N 51°56′16″E / 27.84000°N 51.93778°E / 27.84000; 51.93778
Country Iran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyDeyr
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total
24,083 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Bandar-e Deyr (Template:Lang-fa; also Romanized as Bandar-e Deyyer; also known as Deyyer, Daiyir, Dayer and Qal’eh Dīr)[2] is a city and capital of Deyr County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 18,454, in 3,882 families.[3] Bandar Deyr was a prominent commercial port in the Persian gulf,[4] and the Jewish settlers were dominating the local market[5]

Jewish community

Some historians believe that Dandar Deyr during the 13th century was exclusively inhabited by Jews,[6] and the Jewish community during the 19th century has an estimated population of 20 to 50 family.[7]

References

  1. ^ https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. ^ Bandar-e Dayyer can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3061101" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  4. ^ Ahmed Eqtedari, Asar Shahrhay Bastani Sawahel Wa Jazaier Khaleej Fars, 2nd Edition, Entsharat Rawayat Publication, Tehran, page 262
  5. ^ Abdullah Darvishi, Yahoudian Bandar Deyr, 1375
  6. ^ هارون وهومن، زندان فراموشي، شركت كتاب، لوس آنجلس، 2007، ص46
  7. ^ David Yeroushalmi. The Jews of Iran in the Nineteenth century. Brill. Leiden, The Netherlands. (2009). P74