Siege of Abadan 1980
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 6 November 1980 – 27 September 1981 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1980 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Iran | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Iran–Iraq War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Ba'athist Iraq, Iran | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 30.3333, 48.2833 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Abadan was the encirclement of the city by Iraqi forces beginning in November 1980. The city had already been under almost daily bombardment since the early days of the war, which began the previous September.
Abadan Island was the site of the Abadan Refinery, one of the world's largest oil refineries.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Abadan (revision 1374121777), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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