Hormozgan Province
Area
70,697 km2
Capital
Bandar Abbas
Language (s)
Persian, Arabic
Population
1,578,183
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Main Cities
Bandar Abbas, Bandar Lengeh, Hajiabbad, Minab, Qeshm, Sirik, Jask port, Khamir port, Parsian, Rudan, Lavan Island, Kish, The Great Tunb, Hendorabi, Charak port and Abumusa.
Famous Souvenir (s)
Hawari Fish
Cover (s)
Hormozgan women’s clothing: what makes women’s clothing very beautiful is color and pattern. Other clothes are Chador, Pants, all kinds of dresses such as Kondureh, Ajami, Arabic, kamarcin, etc. (women’s dresses are sometimes ankle-length and sometimes knee-length), skirts, and Orni (scarves with silk or chiffon fabric).
Famous Shopping Centers
Paniz shopping center in Kish, Paradise 1 &1 International shopping mall in Kish, Morvarid (pearl) shopping center in Kish, Mary mall in Kish, Kish Trade Center, Marjan mall, Zeitoon (olive) shopping mall, the Persian Gulf mall in Kish, Sefein bazaar in Kish, Venus International business center in Kish, Qeshm bazaars
Famous Handicraft (s)
The handicrafts of the Hormozgan province are as follows: earthenware pots known as ‘Hableh’, textiles sowed with laced gold or silver braids known as ‘Golabatoon’, bed sheets, rugs, carpets, woven baskets, mats and handicrafts made out of sea shells.
Geography
Hormozgan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country and north of Persian Gulf, facing Oman and UAE. Its provincial capital is Bandar Abbas.
Hormozgan province is situated in the warm and dry zone of Iran having arid and semi-arid climate. The weather in coastal line is very hot and humid in summer and very mild in winter. There is scanty rainfall. Relative humidity is mainly very high in the coastal zones of the Persian Gulf.
Hormozgan province is situated in the warm and dry zone of Iran having arid and semi-arid climate. The weather in coastal line is very hot and humid in summer and very mild in winter. There is scanty rainfall. Relative humidity is mainly very high in the coastal zones of the Persian Gulf.
Famous Food (s)
Qlieh Mahi (Fish Qlieh)
Museum (s)
Bandar abbas Museum (Persian Gulf Anthropology Museum), Water Museum
Site Attractions (s)
Hindu temple in Bandar Abbas, Sheikh Sultan Castle in Bandar Lengeh, The Portuguese Castle of Hormuz, Bibi cistern in Qeshm island, Kharbas caves in Qeshm island, Qeshm castle, Kish traditional cistern, historic city of Harireh in Kish, Galledari (herding) mosque and house and bathroom, pergola building, Delgosha Jame Mosque, Baran (rain) ponds, Imamzadeh Shah Mohammad Taghi, Greek ship in Kish, Kariz underground city in Kish, Kish Dolphin Park, coral coastal park, The Green Tree in Kish, mangrove forests in Qeshm, Goran historic dam, Qeshm wildlife and ...