Qeshm Island
Qeshm (Persian: قشم, Persian pronunciation: [ɢeʃm]) is an arrow-shaped Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz, separated from the mainland by the Clarence Strait/Khuran in the Persian Gulf (26°50′N 56°0′E). Qeshm is the largest island in Iran, and the largest in the Persian Gulf.
Native name: قشم | |
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Qeshm from space, August 2000 | |
Map of Qeshm Island and surroundings, in French | |
Qeshm Location of Queshm Island in Iran Qeshm Location of Queshm Island in the Persian Gulf | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Strait of Hormuz |
| Coordinates | 26°41′43″N 55°37′06″E |
| Area | 1,491 km2 (576 sq mi) |
| Length | 135 km (83.9 mi) |
| Width | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Hormozgān |
| County | Qeshm |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Largest settlement | Qeshm (pop. 40,678) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 148,993 (2016) |
| Pop. density | 67.07/km2 (173.71/sq mi) |
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