National Geoscience Database Of IRAN

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Bushehr province with a total area of 276553 km2 is situated in NW of Iran in marginal coast of Persian Gulf. It is surrounded by Khuzestan, Kohkiloyeh and Boyerahmad, Fars and Hormozgan provinces. Its capital is Bushehr which is 1330 km far from Tehran. Its climate is warm and humid in coastal plains of Persian Gulf. Humidity is progressively decreasing to the north. Precipitation is not considerable in this province therefore vegetation is restricted. People talk in Persian with local dialect. Communication with other part of the world (being an important part) has caused the appearance of traces and indications of other cultures in tradition and industry of other nation in their culture for example one can point to the appearance for the first time in Iran the industry of printing, electric power generation and ice making factory in Bushehr. Agriculture animal husbandry, fishing and fishery are the main economic revenues resources of the province. Known mineral deposits of this province are, oil and gas, gypsum, lump stone, rock salt, bitumen, sand and gravel