Sayeh Khvosh (Persian: سايه خوش, also Romanized as Sāyeh Khvosh, Sāyeh Khosh, and Sāyeh Khowsh; also known as Sāyeh Krowsh)[1] 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.[2] Estimates in 2022 were around 300 people.[3]
Sayeh Khvosh
سايه خوش | |
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village | |
  Sayeh Khvosh | |
| Coordinates: 26°50′10″N 55°22′05″E / 26.8361°N 55.368°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Hormozgan |
| County | Bandar Lengeh |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Dezhgan |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 1,101 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
History
editThe village was devastated by two magnitude 6 earthquakes on July 1, 2022, which killed seven and injured over 110.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Sayeh Khvosh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3083189" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ a b "Magnitude 6.3 earthquake kills five in southern Iran". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 1 July 2022.
- ^ "شمار فوتیهای زلزله هرمزگان به ۷ نفر رسید" [The death toll of the Hormozgan earthquake reached 7 people]. Iranian Students News Agency (in Persian). 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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