Shidvar Island

Shidvar Island (Persian: جزیرهٔ شیدوَر), is an uninhabited island in the Persian Gulf east of the larger inhabited island of Lavan. The whole island is part of a natural reserve called the Shidvar Wildlife Refuge. Administratively, the island forms part of the Lavan Rural District in Kish District, Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

Shidvar Island
Persian: جزیرهٔ شیدوَر
Shidvar Island is located in Iran
Shidvar Island
Shidvar Island
Shidvar Island (Iran)
Geography
LocationPersian Gulf
Coordinates26°47′28″N 53°24′40″E
Administration
ProvinceHormozgan
Demographics
Population0
Official nameSheedvar Island
Designated29 December 1999
Reference no.1015[1]

The name shetor or shotor in Persian means camel.

The island was designated a Ramsar site in 1999.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Sheedvar Island". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. Ramsar sites database


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