Zone, a 155 square kilometer industrial and security zone. Major corporations Abadan Oil Refining Co Abadan Petrochemical Company Iranol Oil Company Pasargad Oil Pars Opal Co U-PVC Novin KPC Karun Yekta Tahviyeh Arvand Co Vina Naghsh Industrial Group Tam Arvand Machine Afra Arvand Homa Chemistry Shirin Diar Arvand Co University Petroleum University of Technology Abadan University of Medical Sciences Islamic Azad University of Abadan MehrArvand University PNU of Abadan Main sights Bridge Bahmanshir Bridge at Istgah-e Haft Imam Reza Cable Bridge Mosques Rangooniha Mosque Museums Abadan Museum Historical and Handwritten Documents Museum Abadan Gasoline House Museum Oil Museum of Abadan Church St. Karapet Armenian Church Cinema Cinema Naft Shirin Movie Theater Notable people Nasser Taghvai - Director Amir Naderi - Director Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh - Football player Najaf Daryabandari - Writer Hamid Farrokhnezhad - Actor Bahman Golbarnezhad - Paralympic racing cyclist Abie Nathan - Peace activist Gholam Hossein Mazloumi - Football coach Firoozeh Dumas - Writer Zoya Pirzad - Writer Martik - Singer Parviz Dehdari - Football coach Cyma Zarghami - TV producer Patrik Baboumian - Strongman Bizhan Emkanian - Actor Hossein Vafaei - Snooker player Mehdi Hasheminasab - Football player Manouchehr Mohammadi - Film producer Nasrollah Radesh - Actor Sussan Babaie - Art Hossein Nassim - Water polo coach Mohsen Bayatinia - Football player Hossein Kanaanizadegan - Football player Mojahed Khaziravi - Football player Abdolhassan Kazemi - Retired football player Parviz Mazloumi - Football coach Farhad Hasanzadeh - Poet Hamid Rashidi - Lawyer Siroos Moghaddam - Director Yadolah Dodge - Professor Transportation By plane The city is served by Abadan-Ayatollah Jami International Airport with flights on various commercial airlines. By train Nearest railway station is in Khorramshahr, about 10 km north of Abadan. Daytime trains from Ahvaz as well as overnight trains from Tehran and Mashhad are available. Sport Sanat Naft Abadan F.C., is one of the Iranian football clubs that is currently competing with other teams in the Iranian Football Premier League. Takhti Stadium, the main stadium is the city and the team. Sister cities Karamay, China Borujerd, Iran See also Iran Abadan Crisis Abadan crisis timeline Battle of Abadan Bechari House Bostan Iran–Iraq War Khorramshahr Shadegan Susangerd Tidal irrigation at Abadan island, Iran Explanatory notes Citations General references Further reading External links Amateur Astronomers Association of Abadan Abadan Oil Refinery – Home page (Persian only) Abadan Photo Gallery from the Khuzestan Governorship Abadan's travel review Petroleum University