Turian, Iran

Turian
توريان
village
Turian
Coordinates: 26°52′21″N 56°01′03″E / 26.87250°N 56.01750°E / 26.87250; 56.01750Coordinates: 26°52′21″N 56°01′03″E / 26.87250°N 56.01750°E / 26.87250; 56.01750
Country  Iran
Province Hormozgan
County Qeshm
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Ramkan
Population (2006)
  Total 2,051
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Turian (Persian: توريان, also Romanized as Tūrīān, Tūreyān, Tūrīyān, and Tūryān)[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 2,051, in 430 families.[2] The village suffered heavily in the 2005 Qeshm earthquake.[3]

References

  1. Turian can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087852" 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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