A French excavating team however in 1913 determined the origin of Bushehr to date back to the Elamite Empire.

A key turning point in the history of Bor event of significance is known to have taken place in this region until the arrival of the European colonialists in the 16th century.

The Portuguese, invaded the city of Bushehr in 1506 and remained there until Shah Abbas Safavi defeated and liberated the Persian Gulf region of their presence.

By 1734, Bushehr had once again risen to prominence due to Nader Shah of the Afsharid dynasty, and his military policies in The Persian Gulf.

Dutch accounts report his naval fleet to have amounted to 8000-10000 personnel as well as several ship construction installations.

Close to 100 British ships are reported to have docked at the port city every year during the Qajar era.

[7] A vast majority of the population speak Persian (mostly the Fars dialect) as first language with a minority of Arabic speakers.

The population history and structural changes of Bushehr province's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

As many as 70,000 foreign engineers and technicians are currently working in this industrial zone 270 kilometers south of the provincial capital.

This zone is where the nearby famous South Pars Gas field is located, where Iran has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure.