Ab Pakhsh
Ab Pakhsh
Persian: آبپخش | |
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City | |
| Ab Pakhsh | |
Top-bottom, R-L: An old view of the city from the sky, Date palms in Ab Pakhsh district, ditches and Date palms in Ab Pakhsh district, Shahr-dari square and date palm monument | |
| Nickname: Negin-e Sabz (Green Gem) | |
Ab Pakhsh Ab Pakhsh | |
| Coordinates: 29°21′40″N 51°04′18″E / 29.36111°N 51.07167°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Bushehr |
| County | Dashtestan |
| District | Ab Pakhsh |
| Established as a city | 1996[3] |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 18,913 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | 077 |
| Climate | BSh |
| Website | www |
Ab Pakhsh (Persian: آب پخش)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Ab Pakhsh District in Dashtestan County, Bushehr province, Iran.[5] The village of Ab Pakhsh was converted to a city in 1996.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 15,302 in 3,216 households, when it was in Shabankareh District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 17,238 people in 4,384 households,[7] by which time the city had been separated from the district in the formation of Ab Pakhsh District.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 18,913 people in 5,250 households.[4] Ab Pakhsh is the 2nd most populous city in Dashtestan County and the 7th most populous city in Bushehr province.
Ab Pakhsh is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its date (fruit), fresh dates (Fa:رطب), Ditchs, nice view of date palms, and artisanal handicrafts made of date palms. The shortest route between Ab Pakhsh and Borazjan is 20 km (12 mi), Ab Pakhsh and Bushehr is 60 km (37 mi), Ab Pakhsh and Shiraz is 280 km (174 mi), Ab Pakhsh and Ahwaz is 390 km (242 mi), Ab Pakhsh and Bandar Abbas is 730 km (453 mi), Ab Pakhsh and Tehran is 1000 km (621 mi).
Geography
Ab Pakhsh is situated within Dashtestan County near the Persian Gulf coast of Iran (about 30 km or 18 mi away the coast directly) and is roughly at sea level (25-30m or 82-100 ft above) and is surrounded by date palm farms ranges on east, south, and west sides; and is surrounded by the Chiti desert on north side. Much of the landscape is sabulous and arid, with desert vegetation and wildlife. Also, torrential flash floods have been seen in this area. Ab Pakhsh and other cities around it seismically are active in the Bushehr province.
Within the city, there are many lawns, trees, and other greenery. Ab Pakhsh has a hot semi-arid climate (the Köppen climate classification:BSh), typical of the Chiti Desert in which it lies. This climate is typified by hot, sometimes extremely hot summers and warm to cool winters, with some to minimal precipitation. Summers in Ab Pakhsh are hot, windy, and humid, with an average high around 35 °C(95 °F) and overnight lows around 25 °C(77 °F) in the hottest month, August. Most days are sunny throughout the year. Winters are comparatively cool, though mild to cool, with an average high of 20 °C(68 °F) and overnight lows of 10 °C(50 °F) in January, the coolest month. Ab Pakhsh summers have very high level of humidity (sometimes around 80-90%).
See also
Notes
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 August 2024). "Ab Pakhsh City, Ab Pakhsh District, Dashtestan County, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "936C+CMV Ab Pakhsh, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (8 December 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375/09/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستای آبپخش از توابع شهرستان دشتستان استان بوشهر به شهر آبپخش [Transforming the village of Ab Pakhsh from the functions of Dashtestan County, Bushehr province to the city of Ab Pakhsh]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] ID 4F293460-0A9A-4960-A189-0F58CA76B223. شماره دوره [Course number] 75. Archived from the original on 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ a b Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud (29 July 2009) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1388/05/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص اصلاحات و تغییرات تقسیماتی در استان بوشهر [Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in Bushehr province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] F562AFBF-7077-4BAE-B48A-E6B42B1D97B4. Archived from the original on 13 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Bushehr Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2025.