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Masjed Soleyman (Persian: مسجدسلیمان) [a] is a city in the Central District of Masjed Soleyman County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. [4]
Masjed Soleymān, town, southwestern Iran. Oil was discovered at Masjed Soleymān in 1908, and the town early became one of Iran’s leading oil centres. Pipelines, built in 1909–10, link the town with Abadan, 125 miles (200 km) southwest.
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Masjed Soleyman County (Persian: شهرستان مسجد سلیمان) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Masjed Soleyman. [3] History. After the 2006 National Census, Andika District was separated from the county in the establishment of Andika County. [4] .
The Masjed Soleyman oil field is an oil field located in Masjed Soleyman, Khuzestan Province, Iran [1] and in the north of Ahvaz City. [2] It was the first oil field discovered in Middle East.
Masjed Soleyman is situated to the north of the province, and has common borders with Esfahan and Chahar Mahal Va Bakhtiyari provinces. It accounts for being an important area as the 'winter residing quarter' for the Bakhtiyari tribes.
The discovery of oil in Masjed Soleyman in 1908, which prompted the foundation of the Anglo Persian Oil Company and the construction of a massive refinery in Abadan Island, sparked astonishing industrial and urban development in the region.
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Masjed Soleyman (Persian: مسجدسلیمان) [lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Masjed Soleyman County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
