Bushehr

A city lies in a vast plain running along the coastal region on the Persian Gulf coast of south-western Iran. It was the chief seaport of the country is called Bushehr. This costal city is the administrative center of its province. Its location is about 1,218 kilometres (757 mi) south of Tehran. It has a desert climate. Also, it is built near the ancient port city of Rishahr (Sassanian, Riv Ardasher).

Description

It was the main trade center of Iran in the past centuries. 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 Iran. It is one of the important ports in Persian Gulf which has an international airport, and highways connect the city to Ahvaz to the northwest and Shiraz to the northeast.

A secondary coastal road links it to Bandar Abbas to the southeast. The old part of central Bushehr has many examples of traditional Persian Gulf architecture from the period 1870 to 1920. Many relics have been found in this regard related to the Elamite era and the civilization of susa. These structures of "Rey Shahr' are said to be related to Ardeshir Sassanid and Rey Shahr was formerly known by the name of Ram Ardeshir. Thereby through the passage of time came to be called Rey Shahr and thence this current name.

Climate in Bushehr Port

This port has got a semi-tropical climate with very hot and humid Summer and temperate Winter. The seasonal South Western winds blow on sea from the beginning of June to the end of October but they rarely reach the harbor. The seasonal North Eastern winds blow on sea and sometimes very strongly on the land from the end of December to the beginning of May. The power of North Wind usually reaches to 6 in Beaufort scale, but it may rarely border on 8. The average power of Wind in Winter is 4 in Beaufort scale. The temperature range during summer is +35 to +40 degrees centigrade, whereas it mat border on +2 degrees centigrade in Winter. The humidity range during Winter is %40 to %80 and %30 to %99 in Summer.