Ab Pakhsh (Persian: آب پخش‎, also Romanized as Āb Pakhsh) is a city in and the capital of Ab Pakhsh District, in Dashtestan County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 18,913. Ab-Pakhsh is the 2nd most populous city in Dashtestan County and the 7th most populous city in the Bushehr province. Ab-Pakhsh is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its date (fruit), rotab (Fa:رطب), Ditchs, nice view of date palms, and artisanal handicrafts made of date palms. The shortest route between Ab-Pakhsh and Borazjan is 20km (12mi), Ab-Pakhsh and Bushehr is 60km (37mi), Ab-Pakhsh and Shiraz is 280km (174mi), Ab-Pakhsh and Ahwaz is 390km (242mi), Ab-Pakhsh and Bandar Abbas is 730km (453mi), Ab-Pakhsh and Tehran is 1000km (621mi).