In the stream was a small tug bearing the letters A.P.O.C. At abadan we saw the big circular tanks of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company where the oil from Ahwaz, which travels through miles of piping, is refined.
"In Mesopotamia"
Martin Swayne
Above abadan, which is just a cluster of circular tanks, slender chimneys and square houses on the arid plain, with a mass of barges lining the numerous wharfs, we passed Mohammerah.
"In Mesopotamia"
Martin Swayne
Dr. Bird "We assailed with cries of "He, the Syrian philosopher hatred and rage the Abyssinians in abadan, Bishop of and Berbers.
"First Footsteps in East Africa or, an Exploration of Harar"
Richard F. Burton