Bushehr (Persian: بوشهر; also Romanized as Būshehr, Bouchehr, Buschir, Busehr, and Bushire; also Bandar Bushehr (Persian: بندر بوشهر, also Romanized as Bandar Būshehr and Bandar-e Būshehr; also known as Abuschehr, Abu Shehr, and Bandar Abu Shehr) is the capital city of Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 161,674, in 40,771 families.
Bushehr lies in a vast plain running along the coastal region on the Persian Gulf coast of southwestern Iran. It was the chief seaport of the country and is the administrative centre of its province. Its location is about 1,218 kilometres (757 mi) south of Tehran. The local climate is hot and humid.
The city structures are traditional in style, modest in proportion and cost. Due to its lack of rail connection to the interior of the country and its shallow anchorage, it has lost its position as the primary port of Persia/Iran, to other ports such as Abadan, Khorramshahr, and as of late, to the deep water ports such as Bandar Abbas and Chabahar port complex.
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