Bandar-e Deyr

Bandar-e Deyr (Persian: بَندر دَیِّر‎; 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]

Bandar-e Deyr

بندر دَیّر
City
Gomroke.dayyer
Bandar-e Deyr
Coordinates: 27°50′24″N 51°56′16″E
Country Iran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyDeyr
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total24,083 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Formation of the city

The land on which the city is located on was taken from Mohammad Zaman, a Bord Kuhn native and governor, in 1979, just after the revolution. His son later appealed the land seizing in court as Mohammad had died. It was unsuccessful. It is thought that up to 500 hectares were unlawfully seized.

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 Deyr 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)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  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
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