Bushehr or Bushire About this sound pronunciation [buːˈʃeɾ] (Persian: بوشهر‎‎; also Romanized as Būshehr, Bouchehr, Buschir, and Busehr; also Bandar Bushehr (Persian: بندر بوشهر‎‎), 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.