Shahrak Maskuni-ye Gavater
Shahrak Maskuni-ye Gavater (Persian: شهرك مسكوني گواتر, also Romanized as Shahrak Maskūnī-ye Gavāter; also known as Gavātar, Gavāter, Govātar, Gvātar, and Gwātar)[1] is a village in Sand-e Mir Suiyan Rural District, Dashtiari District, Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 437, in 85 families.[2] The village is located on Gwadar Bay, near the border with Pakistan.
- Not to be confused with the port city of Gwadar across the border in Pakistan
Shahrak Maskuni-ye Gavater شهرك مسكوني گواتر | |
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village | |
  Shahrak Maskuni-ye Gavater | |
| Coordinates: 25°09′51″N 61°29′50″E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| County | Chabahar |
| Bakhsh | Dashtiari |
| Rural District | Sand-e Mir Suiyan |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 437 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Historical features
Gwatar was a Portuguese military base before it became a village. The old village of Gwatar was a trading base before it was devastated in a war between its Sardarzahi rulers, Sardar Jalalkhan and Sardar Mirsuban. After the war all of its population migrated to Jiwani in Pakistan.
References
- Shahrak Maskuni-ye Gavater can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3063764" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
See also
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