Qeshm Island
Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Kish Island.
Qeshm (Persian: قشم, Persian pronunciation: [ɢeʃm]) is an arrow-shaped Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz, separated from the mainland by the Clarence Strait/Khuran in the Persian Gulf (26°50′N 56°0′E). Qeshm is the largest island in Iran, and the largest in the Persian Gulf.
Quick Facts Native name: قشم, Geography ...
Native name: قشم | |
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Geography | |
Location | Strait of Hormuz |
Coordinates | 26°41′43″N 55°37′06″E |
Area | 1,491 km2 (576 sq mi) |
Length | 135 km (83.9 mi) |
Width | 40 km (25 mi) |
Administration | |
Province | Hormozgān |
County | Qeshm |
Bakhsh | Central |
Largest settlement | Qeshm (pop. 40,678) |
Demographics | |
Population | 148,993 (2016) |
Pop. density | 67.07/km2 (173.71/sq mi) |
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