Kushah, Hormozgan Explained

Official Name:Kushah
Native Name:كوشه
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hormozgan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Qeshm
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Ramkan
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:1,492
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:26.8586°N 56.0067°W

Kushah (Persian: كوشه, also Romanized as Kūshāh and Kūshah; also known as Kooh Shah) is a village in Ramkan Rural District, in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,492, in 281 families. The village suffered heavily in the 2005 Qeshm earthquake.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Earthquake Report for November 27, 2005: West of Qeshm (Persian Gulf). International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES). December 12, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080603114358/http://www.iiees.ac.ir/english/bank/gheshm/gheshm_report_e.html . June 3, 2008.