Bandar Abbas

Summary

Bandar Abbas is a city of Iran^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (765 views/month, #6 of 1,113).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bandar Abbas was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Bandar Abbas is located in Central District^[4].
• Bandar Abbas is in the country of Iran^[5].
• Bandar Abbas is on the body of water Strait of Hormuz^[6].
• Bandar Abbas is on the body of water Persian Gulf^[7].
• Bandar Abbas's image is recorded as Bandarabbas-sahel-2.jpg^[8].
• Bandar Abbas's instance of is recorded as city of Iran^[9].
• Bandar Abbas's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Bandar Abbas's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315527391^[11].
• Bandar Abbas's GND ID is recorded as 4086341-4^[12].
• Bandar Abbas's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90709636^[13].
• Bandar Abbas's IdRef ID is recorded as 160870771^[14].
• Bandar Abbas's postal code is recorded as 79177^[15].
• Bandar Abbas's Commons category is recorded as Bandar Abbas^[16].
• Bandar Abbas's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:30^[17].
• Bandar Abbas's pronunciation audio is recorded as Fa-Bandar Abbas.ogg^[18].
• Bandar Abbas's local dialing code is recorded as 0761^[19].
• Bandar Abbas's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 27.18638888888889, 'lon': 56.280833333333334}^[20].
• Bandar Abbas's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02cpsl^[21].
• Bandar Abbas's official website is recorded as https://bandarabbas.ir^[22].
• Bandar Abbas's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bandar Abbas^[23].
• Bandar Abbas's page banner is recorded as Bandar Abbas 2 (banner).jpg^[24].
• Bandar Abbas's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 1a34a087-edf5-40cd-8c3d-682159675775^[25].
• Bandar Abbas's population is recorded as {'amount': '+526648'}^[26].
• Bandar Abbas's population is recorded as {'amount': '+202000'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Bandar Abbas is in the country of Iran^[5]. It is located in Central District^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Strait of Hormuz^[6], a strait^[28], in Iran^[29] and Persian Gulf^[7], a sea^[30], in Saudi Arabia^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Bandar Abbas's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+526648'}^[26], {'amount': '+202000'}^[27], {'amount': '+34600'}^[33], and {'amount': '+318000'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Iran^[9] and big city^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bandar Abbas include Bandar Abbas International Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in Iran^[37].

Why It Matters

Bandar Abbas ranks in the top 0.54% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (765 views/month, #6 of 1,113).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include Bandar Abbas International Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in Iran^[37].