Map of Abadan, Khuzestan, Iran

Abadan is a city in Khuzestan, Iran, with a population of about 231,476. It lies at 30.3392°N, 48.3043°E. Abadan is about 663 km (412 mi) southwest of Tehran, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Khorramshahr, 16 km to the northwest.

Abadan at a glance

Where is Abadan?

• The 41st largest city in Iran by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Khuzestan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 11 min on the shortest day to 14 h 06 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Abadan

• Khorramshahr — 16 km northwest
• Al Fāw — 44 km south, Iraq
• Shādegān — 49 km northeast
• Umm Qaşr — 50 km southwest, Iraq
• Al Başrah al Qadīmah — 50 km west, Iraq
• Basrah — 54 km west, Iraq
• Az Zubayr — 58 km west, Iraq
• Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni — 77 km east
• Bandar-e Māhshahr — 88 km east
• Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh — 106 km north

Largest cities in Khuzestan

• Ahvaz — 841,145
• Khorramshahr — 330,606
• Dezful — 264,709
• Bandar-e Māhshahr — 162,797
• Andīmeshk — 135,116
• Behbahān — 122,604
• Īz̄eh — 119,399
• Shūshtar — 101,878
• Masjed Soleymān — 100,497
• Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni — 78,353

Largest cities in Iran

• Tehran — 7,153,309
• Mashhad — 2,307,177
• Isfahan — 1,547,164
• Karaj — 1,448,075
• Tabriz — 1,424,641
• Shiraz — 1,249,942
• Qom — 900,000
• Ahvaz — 841,145
• Pasragad Branch — 787,878
• Kermanshah — 621,100

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Other places named Abadan

• Abadan — Ahal, Turkmenistan

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.