Sayeh Khvosh Explained

Official Name:Sayeh Khvosh
Native Name:سايه خوش
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hormozgan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bandar Lengeh
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Dezhgan
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:1,101
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:26.8361°N 55.368°W

Sayeh Khvosh (Persian: سايه خوش, also Romanized as Sāyeh Khvosh, Sāyeh Khosh, and Sāyeh Khowsh; also known as Sāyeh Krowsh) is a village in Dezhgan Rural District, in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,101, across 250 families. Estimates in 2022 were around 300 people.[1]

History

The village was devastated by two magnitude 6 earthquakes on July 1, 2022, which killed seven and injured over 110.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Magnitude 6.3 earthquake kills five in southern Iran . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press . 1 July 2022.
  2. News: شمار فوتی‌های زلزله هرمزگان به ۷ نفر رسید . The death toll of the Hormozgan earthquake reached 7 people . 18 July 2022 . . 17 July 2022 . fa.