Konarak, Iran
Konarak (Persian: کنارک, also Romanized as Konārak and Kenārak; also known as Kūmārak and Kunārak) is a city in the Central District of Konarak County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Konarak
کنارک | |
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City | |
Konarak | |
| Coordinates: 25°21′32″N 60°23′57″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| County | Konarak |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 43,258 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 28,685 in 6,044 households. The following census in 2011 counted 35,630 people in 7,975 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 43,258 people in 9,954 households.
It is on the western coast of Chabahar Bay, facing Chabahar Port to the East, on the Makran coast on the Gulf of Oman, about 50 km West of the Iran-Pakistan coastal border line. Like in nearby Pakistan's Balochistan province, the overwhelming majority of the city's inhabitants are ethnic Baloch who speak the Balochi language.
Konarak Airport is a military airbase (see below), which also has civilian flights.