Bandar Gavater Explained

Official Name:Bandar Gavater
Native Name:بندر گواتر
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sistan and Baluchestan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dashtiari
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Dashtiari
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Sand-e Mir Suiyan
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:437
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:25.1642°N 61.4972°W

Bandar Gavater (Persian: بندر گواتر, also Romanized as Shahrak Maskūnī-ye Gavāter; also known as Gavātar, Gavāter, Govātar, Gvātar, and Gwātar) is a village in Sand-e Mir Suiyan Rural District, Dashtiari District, Dashtiari County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 437, in 85 families. The village is located on Gwadar Bay, near the border with Pakistan.

Historical features

Gwatar was a Portuguese military base before it became a village. The old village of Gwatar was a trading base before it was devastated in a war between its Sardarzahi rulers, Sardar Jalalkhan and Sardar Mirsuban. After the war all of its population migrated to Jiwani in Pakistan.

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