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. 1622 Settlement renamed "Bandar Abbas". Bandar Abbas economy affected by capture of nearby Hormuz by Persian/English forces. 1623 – Dutch East India Company trade mission established. 1664 – French East India Company conducts business in town (approximate date). 1727 – Town sacked by Afghan forces. 1741 – "Cannon foundry" established. 1762 – British and Dutch businesspeople relocate to Bushire. 1790s – Population: 12,000 (approximate estimate). 1793 – Bandar Abbas "leased to the sultan of Oman" (approximate date). 1830 – Population: 5,000 (approximate estimate). 1852 – Persians expelled the Muscat authorities. 1868 – Salim bin Thuwaini expelled and Qajars in power. 1872 – Gwadur-Jask-Bandar Abbas telegraph begins operating (approximate date). 1879 – (mosque) built. 1892 – (mosque) built. 1900 – Population: 10,000. (approximate estimate). 20th century 1902 – Earthquake. 1925 – (mosque) built. 1930s – Population: 8,000 (approximate estimate). 1947 – "Fish canning plant" built. 1956 – Population: 17,710. 1959 – (bath house) refurbished. 1966 – Population: 34,627. 1967 – Deepwater port opens. 1973 – "Iranian naval headquarters" relocated to Bandar Abbas from Khorramshahr. 1976 – Population: 89,103. 1982 – Population: 175,000 (estimate). 1988 – 3 July: United States military shoots down civilian Iran Air Flight 655 in vicinity of Bandar Abbas during the Iran–Iraq War. 1996 – Population: 273,578. 21st century 2006 – Aluminium Hormozgan F.C. (football club) formed. 2008 10 September: 2008 Qeshm earthquake. (museum) opens. 2010 – Takhti Stadium (Bandar Abbas) opens. 2011 – Population: 435,751. 2013 June: Local election held. Abbas Aminizadeh becomes mayor. 2014 – City becomes part of newly formed national administrative Region 2. See also Bandar Abbas history Other names of Bandar Abbas List of mayors of Bandar Abbas Hormozgan Province history Timelines of other cities in Iran: Hamadan, Isfahan, Kerman, Mashhad, Qom, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran, Yazd References This article incorporates information from the Persian Wikipedia. Bibliography External links (Bibliography) Items related to Bandar Abbas, various dates (via Europeana) Years in Iran Bandar Abbas Bandar Abbas bandar