Hormozgān Province

Hormozgan Province (Persian: استان هرمزگان‎, Ostān-e Hormozgān ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, facing Oman. Its area is 70,697 km (27,296 sq mi), and its provincial capital is Bandar Abbas. The province has 14 islands located in the Persian Gulf, and 1,000 km (620 mi) of coastline. The province has eleven major cities, namely: Bandar Abbas, Bandar Lengeh, HajiAbbad, Minab, Qeshm, Jask, Bastak, Bandar Khamir, Parsian, Rudan, and Abumusa. The province also has 21 counties (or districts), 69 municipalities, and 2046 villages. In 2007, the population of the province was at almost 1.5 million. Although Hormozgan is known to have had settlements during the Achaemenid era and when Nearchus passed...