Hormuz Island information

Hormuz Island (/hɔːrˈmuːz/; Persian: جزیره هرمز, romanized: Jazireh-ye Hormoz), also spelled Ormus, is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf. Located in...

The Strait of Hormuz (/hɔːrˈmuːz/ Persian: تنگهٔ هُرمُز Tangeh-ye Hormoz listen, Arabic: مَضيق هُرمُز Maḍīq Hurmuz) is a strait between the Persian Gulf...

of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf Hormuz District, an administrative subdivision of Iran Hormuz Island, an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf Hormuz, Iran...

conquest of Hormuz in 1507 occurred when the Portuguese Afonso de Albuquerque attacked Hormuz Island to establish the Fortress of Hormuz. This conquest...

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 Strait of Hormuz, near the modern city of Minab, and was later relocated to the island of Jarun which came to be known as Hormuz Island, which is located...

ماجرا meaning adventure) is a seaside accommodation complex in the island of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, South of Iran. The building consists of 200 colorful...

Kish (Persian: کیش listen, is a 91.5-square-kilometre (35.3 sq mi) resort island in Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, off the southern coast of Iran...

northwestern part of the Indian Ocean, and especially their fortress at Hormuz Island. The Ottomans were able to take possession of Basra from Persia during...

Michael Taussig) This work documents the landscapes and people of the islands of Hormuz, Qeshm, and Hengam, all located in the Persian Gulf off the south...

strategically important island of Kish. Turning further east, Piri Reis attempted to capture the island of Hormuz in the Strait of Hormuz, at the entrance of...

el-Kubra and Tunb el-Sughra) are two small islands in the eastern Persian Gulf, close to the Strait of Hormuz. They lie at 26°15′N 55°16′E / 26.250°N...

Qeshm island, belonging to Iran and located in the Strait of Hormuz. Other significant islands in the Persian Gulf include Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and...

Hendurabi Island Hengam Island Hormuz Island Jonobi Island (Mir Mohna Island) Kharg Island (Khark) Kharku Island Kish Island Larak Island Lavan Island Minu...

Emirates and the Hormuz Straits. Its area is 70,697 km2 (27,296 sq mi), and Bandar Abbas is the provincial capital. The province has 14 islands in the Persian...

narrowest part of the Strait of Hormuz at a distance of 24 miles (39 km) lies between this Iranian island and Oman's Quoin Island. During their occupation in...

a 12.8-square-kilometre (4.9 sq mi) island in the eastern Persian Gulf near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. Due to the depth of sea, oil tankers...

Lady of Victory (later renamed Fort of Our Lady of the Conception) on Hormuz Island, engaging his men of all ranks in the work. However, some of his officers...

Hormuz District (Persian: بخش هرمز) is in Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Hormuz. At the 2006 National Census...

the title of "governor-general". To enforce a trade monopoly, Muscat, and Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, were seized by Afonso de Albuquerque in 1507, and in...

surrounded by United Arab Emirates on their land borders, with the Strait of Hormuz (which it shares with Iran) and the Gulf of Oman forming Musandam's coastal...

Lawan Island (Persian: جزیرهٔ لاوان) (traditionally known as hidden pearl island or Sheikh Shoeyb island) is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf. The...

Albuquerque attacking Hormuz Island Capture of Ormuz (1622), Anglo-Persian force taking over the Portuguese garrison at Hormuz Island This disambiguation...