Hendurabi (Persian: هندورابی)[a] is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf. Its name is derived from the Persian word andar-abi (اندرآبی), meaning "inside the waters," i.e, an island. This is the native Persian word for the Arabic-derived term jazira, meaning an "island." It is located in Hormozgan Province, to the west of Kish Island and due south of Bastak. Administratively, the island is in Kish Rural District, Kish District, Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, Iran.[5]
Hendurabi
Persian: هنده رابی | |
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Village | |
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 Hendorabi Island is to the west of Kish Island | |
  Hendurabi  Hendurabi | |
| Coordinates: 26°41′19″N 53°37′22″E / 26.68861°N 53.62278°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Hormozgan |
| County | Bandar Lengeh |
| District | Kish District |
| Rural District | Kish Rural District |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 191 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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| Location | Hendurabi, Kish Rural District, Iran |
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| Coordinates | 26°40′14″N 53°38′38″E / 26.670472°N 53.643806°E |
| Tower | |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Height | 58 ft (18 m)  |
| Shape | square pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony[3][4] |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 190 ft (58 m) |
| Range | 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl(3) W 10s |
Demographics
editPopulation
editHandeh-ye Rabi is the only village in the rural district.[2] At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 79 people in 9 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 86 people in 21 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 191 people in 31 households.
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ Also known as Hendorabi
References
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 September 2023). "Hendurabi, Bandar Lengeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Iran". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of Hormozgan province's national divisions centered in Bandar Abbas city". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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