[4] Bandar Ganaveh is the place where the Persian warlord, and founder of the Qarmatian State Abu Sa'id al-Jannabi originated from.
[5][6] Ganaveh was historically famous for its pearl fishing and tiraz production, but it seems to have already been in decline by the 10th century.
[7] Most of the population speak a dialect of Southern Lorish with some (in some case, great) influence from Bushehri speech.
[citation needed] At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 59,291 in 12,548 households.
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