Shidvar Island Explained

Shidvar Island
Map:Persian Gulf#Iran
Map Relief:1
Local Name:Persian: جزیرهٔ شیدوَر
Location:Persian Gulf
Coordinates:26.7911°N 53.4111°W
Country:Iran
Country Admin Divisions Title:Province
Country Admin Divisions:Hormozgan
Population:0

Shidvar Island 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.

The name shetor or shotor in Persian means camel. Shidvar island was designated a Ramsar site in 1999.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://ramsar.wetlands.org/Database/Searchforsites/tabid/765/language/en-US/Default.aspx Ramsar sites database