Shidvar Island

Shidvar Island (Persian: جزیرهٔ شیدوَر ‎‎), is an uninhabited island in the Persian Gulf east of the larger inhabited island of Lavan. The whole island is a natural reserve called Shidvar Wildlife Refuge. Administratively, the island forms part of the Lavan Rural District in Kish District, Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

The name Shetor or Shotor in Persian means Camel.

The island was designated a Ramsar site in 1999.^[1]

References

↑ Ramsar sites database

Hormozgan Province

Capital

Bandar Abbas

Counties and cities

Abumusa County	Abu Musa

Bandar Abbas County	Bandar Abbas Fin

Bandar Lengeh County	Bandar Charak Bandar Lengeh Kish Kong

Bashagard County	Sardasht

Bastak County	Bastak Jenah Kukherd

Hajjiabad County	Fareghan Hajjiabad

Jask County	Jask

Khamir County	Bandar Khamir Ruydar

Minab County	Hasht Bandi Minab Senderk Sirik

Parsian County	Parsian

Qeshm County	Dargahan Hormuz Qeshm Suza

Rudan County	Rudan Ziarat-e Ali

Sights

populated places

List of cities, towns and villages in Hormozgan Province

See also

Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf

Abbasak Abu Musa Island Buneh Island Dara Island Farsi Island Forur Bozorg Island Forur Koochak Island Forurgan Island Germ Island Greater and Lesser Tunbs Hendurabi Island Hengam Island Hormuz Island Jonobi Island Kharg Island Kish Island Larak Island Lavan Island Nakhiloo Island Ommolkorm Island Qabre Nakhoda Island Qeshm Island Rostam Island Shif Island Shidvar Island Sirri Island Shomali Island Smaller Bent Island

Coordinates: 26°47′28″N 53°24′40″E / 26.79111°N 53.41111°E / 26.79111; 53.41111

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