Bushehr

Bushehr, or Bushire (Persian: بوشهر‎‎  pronunciation (help·info) [buːˈʃeɾ]; also Romanised as Būshehr, Bouchehr, Buschir and Busehr; also Bandar Bushehr (Persian: بندر بوشهر‎‎), also Romanised as Bandar Būshehr and Bandar-e Būshehr; previously known as Beh Ardasher, Antiochia in Persis (Greek: Αντιόχεια της Περσίδος) and Bukht Ardashir), is the capital city of Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 161,674, in 40,771 families.[1]