Bushehr or
Bushire (; also
Romanized as
Būshehr,
Bouchehr,
Buschir, and
Busehr; also
Bandar Bushehr , also Romanized as
Bandar Būshehr and
Bandar-e Būshehr; previously known as
Beh Ardasher Antiochia in Persis (Greek: Αντιόχεια της Περσίδος) and
Bukht Ardashir, is the capital city of
Bushehr Province,
Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 161,674, in 40,771 families.