Bandar Abbas

[[File:Ormus -Hormuz- - Costumes des quatre parties du monde, gravés dans la manière de Luycken (1670).jpg|thumb|right|Local costumes from Ormus, 1670]]

[[File:Ormus -Hormuz- - Costumes des quatre parties du monde, gravés dans la manière de Luycken (1670).jpg|thumb|right|Local costumes from Ormus, 1670]]

By the 16th century, Bandar Abbas was known as '''Gamrūn''' to the [[Persian people|Persian]]s. In 1565, a European navigator called it '''Bamdel Gombruc''' (that is, ''Bandar Gümrük'', or "Customhouse Port"), citing this as the Persian and [[Turkish language|Turkish]] name. Bandar Abbas was conquered by the Portuguese in 1514, and was an important location to protect their commerce in the [[Persian Gulf]] and [[Portuguese India|India]].{{Cite web|url=https://itto.org/iran/city/BandarAbbas_City/|title=Bandar Abbas city, Hormozgan - ITTO|first=Sirang Rasaneh|last=www.sirang.com|website=itto.org | Iran Tourism & Touring}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20031018214325/http://www.salamiran.org/CT/provinces/bandar_abbas.html SalamIran''Province of Bandar Abbas''] They named the city Comorão, due to the presence of lobsters and crabs on its shores. In 1614, Comorão was taken by Shah [[Abbas the Great]] from the Portuguese and renamed '''Bandar-e Abbas''' ("Port of Abbas"). Backed by the [[Royal Navy|English Navy]], Abbas developed the city (known to the English-speaking world as '''Gombraun''') into a major port. By 1622, the Portuguese and English names had been officially combined to form '''Combrù''' or '''Combu''', although the inhabitants still called it Bandar-e Abbas. Sir [[Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet|Thomas Herbert]] said the official English name was '''Gumbrown''', but pronounced [gŏmrōōn]. He wrote in 1630 that "some (but I commend them not) write it '''Gamrou''', others '''Gomrow''', and othersome '''Cummeroon'''."{{quote without source|date=October 2014}} By the 1670s, the city was known as '''Gameroon''' or '''Gumbroon'''.

By the 16th century, Bandar Abbas was known as '''Gamrūn''' to the [[Persian people|Persian]]s. In 1565, a European navigator called it '''Bamdel Gombruc''' (that is, ''Bandar Gümrük'', or "Customhouse Port"), citing this as the Persian and [[Turkish language|Turkish]] name. Bandar Abbas was conquered by the Portuguese in 1514, and was an important location to protect their commerce in the [[Persian Gulf]] and [[Portuguese India|India]].{{Cite web|url=https://itto.org/iran/city/BandarAbbas_City/|title=Bandar Abbas city, Hormozgan - ITTO|first=Sirang Rasaneh|last=www.sirang.com|website=itto.org | Iran Tourism & Touring}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20031018214325/http://www.salamiran.org/CT/provinces/bandar_abbas.html SalamIran''Province of Bandar Abbas''] They named the city Comorão, due to the presence of lobsters and crabs on its shores. In 1614, Comorão was taken by Shah [[Abbas the Great]] from the Portuguese. In 1622. Shah Abbas defeated Portuguese troops with the help of English troops and the Persian commander Imam Quli Khan; the city was renamed '''Bandar-e Abbas''' ("Port of Abbas"). Backed by the [[Royal Navy|English Navy]], Abbas developed the city (known to the English-speaking world as '''Gombraun''') into a major port. By 1622, the Portuguese and English names had been officially combined to form '''Combrù''' or '''Combu''', although the inhabitants still called it Bandar-e Abbas. Sir [[Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet|Thomas Herbert]] said the official English name was '''Gumbrown''', but pronounced [gŏmrōōn]. He wrote in 1630 that "some (but I commend them not) write it '''Gamrou''', others '''Gomrow''', and othersome '''Cummeroon'''."{{quote without source|date=October 2014}} By the 1670s, the city was known as '''Gameroon''' or '''Gumbroon'''.

In 1622, Shah Abbas defeated Portuguese troops with the help of [[English army|English troops]] and the Iranian commander [[Imam Quli Khan (Safavid governor)|Imam Quli Khan]]; the city was renamed Bandar Abbas Port.

In 1622, Shah Abbas defeated Portuguese troops with the help of [[English army|English troops]] and the Iranian commander [[Imam Quli Khan (Safavid governor)|Imam Quli Khan]]; the city was renamed Bandar Abbas Port.