Kish, Iran

City in Hormozgan province, Iran

City in Hormozgan, Iran
Kish
Persian: كيش
City
Skyline of Kish
Skyline of Kish
26°33′19″N 53°59′06″E / 26.55528°N 53.98500°E / 26.55528; 53.98500[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyBandar Lengeh
DistrictKish
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total39,853
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kish (Persian: كيش; listen)[a] is a coastal city in, and the capital of, Kish District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran.[4] The city is on Kish Island, a special zone of Iran. The island is served by Kish International Airport, and has a visa policy separate from the Iranian mainland, such that foreign tourists can obtain a visa on arrival.

At the 2006 census, the city's population was 20,667 in 6,163 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 24,819 people in 7,954 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 39,853 people in 13,403 households.[2]

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  • Dariush hotel
    Dariush hotel
  • A beach in Kish
    A beach in Kish
  • Sunset on Kish
    Sunset on Kish
  • Pardis Market
    Pardis Market
  • A water cooling storage building (Abanbar)
    A water cooling storage building (Abanbar)
  • Dariush Hotel
    Dariush Hotel
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Notes

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Kīsh[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 September 2023). "Kish, Bandar Lengeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Kish, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071684" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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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