History > Iranian History in Photos > MASJED-SOLEYMAN 100 YEARS AFTER OIL EXPLORATION BY MILAD MOLAVI
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Masjed-Soleyman is a city in the Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran. The first modern oil wells of the Middle East were discovered and drilled in this area. It is mostly populated by the Bakhtiari Lur people with an estimated population of 130,000. The oil reservoir is finished 100 years after exploration but did not grant minimum subsistence level to the local inhabitants.
The primary settlement of the city formed about 100 years ago as a result of petroleum industry development in the Middle East when the first negotiations on the establishment of the Anglo-Bakhtiari Oil Company were in progress between William Knox D'Arcy representatives and Bakhtiari Tribe leaders (Khans).But now the people are leaving the city due to poverty and unemployment.
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In 1908 the first oil well in the Middle East was drilled in the region of Naftoon in the center of this city, so the 100th year anniversary of oil drilling in the Middle East was celebrated in 2008 in this city.
Here are pictures of the Masjed-Soleyman 100 years after oil exploration without any need to comment.
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Milad Molavi currently lives in Tehran. He writes articles and also conducts interviews for PersianMirror in the cultural field.
His mission in this world is to have a positive effect on society and to make difference in the world.
His welcoming attitude and hard work have a great effect on whatever he puts his mind to, as he is an expert in many areas.
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This article was contributed by MILAD MOLAVI, Special Contributor for PersianMirror.
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