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Masjid-i Sulaiman
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Masjed Soleymān, town, southwestern Iran. Oil was discovered at Masjed Soleymān in 1908, and the town early became one of Iranā€™s leading oil centres. Pipelines, built in 1909ā€“10, link the town with Abadan, 125 miles (200 km) southwest. Pop. (2006) 108,682.

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