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Khvor Kharan Destination Guide

Explore Khvor Kharan in Iran

Khvor Kharan in the region of Hormozgān is a town in Iran - some 668 mi or ( 1076 km ) South-East of Tehran , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Khvor Kharan

Current time in Khvor Kharan is now 04:02 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tabl, Shiraz, Salakh, Pey Posht, and Malaki. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tabl . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Khvor Kharan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Dolphins of Hengam

0:15 min by Ehsan Bouhendi
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Video taken in one of NCCG trips in Hengam Island South of Iran. ..

Sunrise in Qeshm

1:59 min by Ehsan Bouhendi
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Sunrise Qeshm Islan south of Iran. NCCG trip at 2007-02-07 ..


iran the legendland

0:53 min by Ramin Karami
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iran a part of pradise ..

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Interesting facts about this location

2008 Bandar Abbas earthquake

The 2008 Bandar Abbas earthquake occurred on 10 September 2008 in the Hormozgān Province of southern Iran, 850 kilometres south of Tehran. Its epicenter was near the port city of Bandar Abbas, where an earthquake two years prior had caused damage. The earthquake measured 6.1 on the Moment magnitude scale and 6 on the surface wave scale, killing seven people and injuring up to 47.

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Located at 26.74 55.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 2008 earthquakes, 2008 in Iran, Earthquakes in Iran, Earthquakes in United Arab Emirates, History of Hormozgan Province

Dayrestan Airport

Dayrestan Airport, also known as Qeshm International Airport, is an airport near the village of Dayrestan roughly in the centre of Qeshm Island, off the south coast of Iran. Qeshm International Airport forms a census "village" in Salakh Rural District, Shahab District, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 125, in 32 families.

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Located at 26.75 55.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Airports in Iran, Populated places in Qeshm County

2008 Qeshm earthquake

The 2008 Qeshm earthquake occurred at 14:30 IRST on 10 September. It had an epicenter on the island of Qeshm, close to the location of the 2005 Qeshm earthquake. It had a magnitude of 5.9 on the moment magnitude scale and caused seven deaths and 30 injuries. It was followed by five aftershocks of M 5.0 or greater over the next ten months.

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Located at 26.84 55.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 2008 earthquakes, Earthquakes in Iran

2005 Qeshm earthquake

The 2005 Qeshm earthquake was a powerful seismic event that occurred on November 27, 2005, at 13:52 IRST on the sparsely populated Qeshm Island off Southern Iran, killing 13 people and devastating 13 villages. It was Iran's second major earthquake of 2005, following that at Zarand in February. The epicenter was about 1,500 kilometers south of Tehran, close to Iran's southern borders.

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Located at 26.84 55.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 2005 earthquakes, 2005 in Iran, Earthquakes in Iran, History of Hormozgan Province

Clarence Strait (Iran)

The Clarence Strait is a narrow strait separating the Iranian island of Qeshm from the Iranian mainland. It is the much smaller counterpart to the Strait of Hormuz. The native name for the strait is Khuran. The Clarence Strait is host to the most extensive mangrove forest in the Persian Gulf, which is known locally as the Hara forests.

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Located at 26.90 55.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Bodies of water of Iran, Hormozgan Province, Persian Gulf, Straits of Asia, Straits of the Indian Ocean