Abadan: From Ancient Port to Oil Hub, Surviving War and Rebuilding

The discovery of abundant oilfields in the Khuzestan region in the early 1900s irrevocably altered the trajectory of Abadan. In 1909, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, later to become the National Iranian Oil Company, recognized the immense potential of the location and established its primary pipeline terminus refinery in Abadan. This marked the genesis of Abadan's transformation from a sleepy coastal village into a bustling industrial hub, its destiny inextricably linked to the black gold that lay beneath the earth.