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d as Sirik and Sīrīk; also Sirik-e Kohneh ( fa, سيريك کهنه), also romanized as Sīrīk-e Kohneh) is a city in the Central District of
Sirik County
Sirik County ( fa, شهرستان سیریک) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Sirik.Hormozgan province,
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 ...
, serving as both capital of the district and of the county. It overlooks the
Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz ( fa, تنگه هرمز ''Tangeh-ye Hormoz'' ar, مَضيق هُرمُز ''Maḍīq Hurmuz'') is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the o ...
and contains a small harbour to the northwest of the main settlement.
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 3,640 in 640 households. The following census in 2011 counted 4,140 people in 920 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,137 people in 1,182 households.
The Minab River empties into the sea near Sirik, and a mangrove estuary is located here. To the northwest
along the coast to Bandar-e-Abbas, there are thousands of hidden caves and valleys dotted around the horn of the Strait of Hormuz.NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 3 October 2016.
See also
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List of lighthouses in Iran
This is a list of lighthouses in Iran. Retrieved 2 October 2016
Lighthouses
See also
* Lists of lighthouses
References
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{{Asia topic, List of lighthouses in
Iran
Lighthouses
Lighthouses
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