Karevan

"Karvan, Iran" redirects here. For the village in East Azerbaijan Province, see Karvan, East Azerbaijan.
Karevan
كاروان
village
Karevan
Coordinates: 26°51′46″N 56°00′10″E / 26.86278°N 56.00278°E / 26.86278; 56.00278Coordinates: 26°51′46″N 56°00′10″E / 26.86278°N 56.00278°E / 26.86278; 56.00278
Country  Iran
Province Hormozgan
County Qeshm
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Ramkan
Population (2006)
  Total 598
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Karevan (Persian: كاروان, also Romanized as Kārevān, Kāravān, and Kārvān)[1] is a village in Ramkan Rural District, in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 598, in 102 families.[2] The village suffered heavily in the 2005 Qeshm earthquake.[3]

References

  1. Karevan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3069924" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. "Earthquake Report for November 27, 2005: West of Qeshm (Persian Gulf)". International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES). Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
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