Bandar Lengeh

Bandar Lengeh (Persian: بندرلنگه, also Romanized as Bandar-e Lengeh, Bandar-e-Langeh and Bandar Langeh; also known simply as Lengeh, Linja, or Linjah) is a harbor city in, and capital of Bandar-Lengeh County, in Hormozgan province of Iran on the coast of the Persian Gulf. The harbor is 280 km from Lar, 192 km from Bandar Abbas, and 420 km from Bushehr. The weather in Bandar Lengeh is hot and humid, typical of coastal cities in southern Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 25,303, in 5,589 families. Bandar Lengeh was established in the 17th century by Iranian Arabs who migrated from Khobar in the Arabian Peninsula. They were joined and mixed by local Persians of Bandar Lengeh and neighbouring towns. Lengeh was a center for trade...