Nakhiloo Island (Also: Nakhilo, Nakhilu, Nokhailo) (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: جزیره نخیلو, ''jazireye Nakhiloo '') is one of the

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

ian islands in the

Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bod ...

. This small island has an area ca. 6 km², has a sandy coastline of some 8 km, and is 5 km distant from Ommolkaram. Observations can be made of body pits and tracks signifying considerable hawksbill turtle nesting with several tens of activities in evidence. This is nesting site. The island is located southeast of

Bushehr Bushehr, Booshehr or Bushire ( fa, بوشهر ; also romanised as ''Būshehr'', ''Bouchehr'', ''Buschir'' and ''Busehr''), also known as Bandar Bushehr ( fa, ; also romanised as ''Bandar Būshehr'' and ''Bandar-e Būshehr''), previously Antio ...

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Uninhabited islands of Iran Landforms of Bushehr Province Islands of the Persian Gulf {{Bushehr-geo-stub