Kishm, is an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz, and separated from the mainland by the Clarence Strait/Khuran in the Persian Gulf (26°50′N 56°0′E / 26.833°N 56.000°E).
Population: 25,000
Latitude: 26° 56' 57.12" N
Longitude: 56° 16' 8.76" E
After the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the Imperial Iranian Navy was named Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN). As the naval warfare service branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran's armed forces, it has traditionally been the smallest branch of the …
The Kingdom of Ormus (also known as Ohrmuzd, Hormuz, and Ohrmazd; Portuguese Ormuz) was a 10th to 17th century kingdom located within the Persian Gulf and extending as far as the Strait of Hormuz.
The 2005 Qeshm earthquake occurred on November 27 at 13:52 IRST (10:22 UTC) on the sparsely populated Qeshm Island off Southern Iran, killing 13 people and devastating 13 villages. It was Iran's second major earthquake of 2005, following that at Zar…
Sirri Island (Persian: جزیره سیری), is an island in the Persian Gulf belonging to Iran.
Larak Island (also Lark Island) is an island off the coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf, which has been one of Iran's major oil export points since 1987.The narrowest part of the Strait of Hormuz at distance of 24 miles (39 km) lies between the islan…
The Fort of Our Lady of the Conception, also known as the Portuguese Castle, is a red stone fortress on Hormuz Island, Iran.
Dayrestan Airport (IATA: GSM, ICAO: OIKQ), also known as Qeshm International Airport (Persian: فرودگاه بين المللي قشم – Forūdgāh-e Bīn ol Mellī Qeshm), is an international airport near the village of Dayrestan roughly in the centre of Qeshm Island,…
Dargahan (Persian: درگهان, also Romanized as Dargahān and Dargawān; also known as Bandar-e Dargahān) is a coastal city in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran.