Jam, Iran

Jam

Persian: جم
Jam Persian: جم
City
	Jam
	Coordinates: 27°49′25″N 52°19′49″E / 27.82361°N 52.33028°E / 27.82361; 52.33028
Country	Iran
Province	Bushehr
County	Jam
District	Central
Population (2016)
• Total	31,436
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Jam (Persian: جم; also romanized as Jamm; also known as Jām-e Jam)^[3] is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Jam County, Bushehr province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county and as the administrative center for Jam Rural District.

At the 2006 census, its population was 10,809 in 2,734 households.^[4] The 2011 census counted 16,313 people in 4,632 households.^[5] The census in 2016 showed a population of 31,436 people in 9,356 households.^[2]

It has an airport close to the city and has recently seen a boom as large growth in population and construction work for the petrochemical industry due to the oil boom and the relatively close PSEEZ (Pars Special Energy Economic Zone). Many people in Bahrain have ancestors from most people from Jam are Shia Muslim and they speak a special dialect of Persian, known as Ajmi.

Sports

Jam's main sport team is Pars Jonubi Jam football club who used to play in the Azadegan League and now in Persian Gulf Pro League, Iranian Premier League.^{[citation needed]}

Etymology

The name seem to have sprang from "cham", meaning a brook or small, permanent river. There are many locales in the neighborhood of the town that have the element "cham" in their name, including a small verdant resort and brook, named Cham, a short distance from Jam city,

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Jam, Jam County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Jam, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067617" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Jam, Jam County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[3] Jam, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067617" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[2006_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-5] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.