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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Prior to 20th century
- 1514 – Portuguese in power; settlement named "Comorão".
- 1614 – Shah Abbas the Great expels the Portuguese.[1]
- 1622
- 1623 – Dutch East India Company trade mission established.
- 1664 – French East India Company conducts business in town (approximate date).[2]
- 1727 – Town sacked by Afghan forces.[3]
- 1741 – "Cannon foundry" established.[3]
- 1762 – British and Dutch businesspeople relocate to Bushire.[3]
- 1790s – Population: 12,000 (approximate estimate).[2]
- 1793 – Bandar Abbas "leased to the sultan of Oman" (approximate date).[2][1]
- 1830 – Population: 5,000 (approximate estimate).[2]
- 1852 – Persians expelled the Muscat authorities.[1]
- 1868 – Salim bin Thuwaini expelled and Qajars in power.[3][1]
- 1872 – Gwadur-Jask-Bandar Abbas telegraph begins operating (approximate date).[4]
- 1879 – مسجد گلهداری (mosque) built.
- 1892 – مسجد صحراباغی (mosque) built.[5]
- 1900 – Population: 10,000. (approximate estimate).[1]
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20th century
- 1902 – Earthquake.[6]
- 1925 – مسجد ناصری (بندر عباس) (mosque) built.
- 1930s – Population: 8,000 (approximate estimate).[2]
- 1947 – "Fish canning plant" built.[3]
- 1956 – Population: 17,710.[3]
- 1959 – حمام گلهداری (bath house) refurbished.
- 1966 – Population: 34,627.[3]
- 1967 – Deepwater port opens.[3]
- 1973 – "Iranian naval headquarters" relocated to Bandar Abbas from Khorramshahr.[3]
- 1976 – Population: 89,103.[3]
- 1982 – Population: 175,000 (estimate).[7]
- 1988 – 3 July: United States military shoots down civilian Iran Air Flight 655 in vicinity of Bandar Abbas during the Iran–Iraq War.[2]
- 1996 – Population: 273,578.[8]
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21st century
- 2006 – Aluminium Hormozgan F.C. (football club) formed.
- 2008
- 10 September: 2008 Qeshm earthquake.
- موزه مردم شناسی خلیج فارس (museum) opens.[9]
- 2010 – Takhti Stadium (Bandar Abbas) opens.
- 2011 – Population: 435,751.[10]
- 2013
- June: Local election held.
- Abbas Aminizadeh becomes mayor.[11]
- 2014 – City becomes part of newly formed national administrative Region 2.
- 2021 - 2021 Hormozgan earthquakes
- 2022 - 2022 Hormozgan earthquakes
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