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.
Persian: جزیرهٔ شیدوَر | |
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  Shidvar Island Shidvar Island (Iran) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Persian Gulf |
| Coordinates | 26°47′28″N 53°24′40″E / 26.79111°N 53.41111°E |
| Administration | |
| Province | Hormozgan |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Official name | Sheedvar Island |
| Designated | 29 December 1999 |
| Reference no. | 1015[1] |
The name shetor or shotor in Persian means camel. Shidvar island was designated a Ramsar site in 1999.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Sheedvar Island". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Ramsar sites database
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