Bandar Sirik
Bandar Sirik (Persian: بندر سيريك, also romanized as Sirik and Sīrīk; also Sirik-e Kohneh (Persian: سيريك کهنه), also romanized as Sīrīk-e Kohneh) is a city in the Central District of Sirik County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district and the county. It overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and contains a small harbour to the northwest of the main settlement.
Bandar Sirik
بندر سيريك | |
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City | |
Bandar Sirik | |
| Coordinates: 26°30′59″N 57°06′06″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Hormozgan |
| County | Sirik |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 5,137 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Bandar-e Sirik Lighthouse | |
| Markings | red (daymark) |
| Focal height | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Range | 28 nmi (52 km; 32 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl(3) W 20s |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 3,640 in 640 households, when it was in the former Byaban District of Minab County. The following census in 2011 counted 4,140 people in 920 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sirik County. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,137 people in 1,182 households.
The Minab River empties into the sea near Sirik, and a mangrove estuary is located here. To the northwest along the coast to Bandar-e-Abbas, there are thousands of hidden caves and valleys dotted around the horn of the Strait of Hormuz.