Bandar Lengeh
{{Short description|City in Hormozgan province, Iran}}
{{Redirect|Lengeh|the village in Mazandaran province|Lengeh, Mazandaran{{!}}Lengeh}}{{for|the administrative division of Hormozgan province|Bandar Lengeh County}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
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|native_name = {{langx|fa|بندر لنگه}}
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|settlement_type = City
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|coordinates = {{Coord|26|33|34|N|54|53|06|E|dim:2km|display=inline,title}}
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|subdivision_name1 = Hormozgan
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|subdivision_name2 = Bandar Lengeh
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|subdivision_name3 = Central
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Bandar Lengeh ({{langx|fa|بندرلنگه}}){{efn|Also romanized as Bandar Langeh, Bandar-e Lengeh, and Bandar-e-Langeh; also known as Lingah, Lengeh, Linja, and Linjah{{GEOnet3|-3055126}}}} is a city in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of Hormozgan province's national divisions centered in Bandar Abbas city|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/97785|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224135811/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/97785|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=24 February 2022|date=c. 2022|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|id=Proposal 53/5/1/3233; Resolution 93808/T907|access-date=9 February 2024}}
Bandar Lengeh is a port city on the Persian Gulf, {{convert|280|km|abbr=on}} from Lar, {{convert|192|km|abbr=on}} from Bandar Abbas, and {{convert|420|km|abbr=on}} from Bushehr. The weather in Bandar Lengeh is hot and humid, typical of coastal cities in southern Iran.
History
Lengeh was a center for trade between Oman and Iran for over 60 years, from 1759 to 1814. After 1814, Bandar Abbas played a major role in regional trade.
Demographics
= Language =
The linguistic composition of the city:{{Cite web|title=Language distribution: Hormozgan Province|url=http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.hormozgan#eyJ0IjoieCIsImkiOiIxMGRhZGY1ZTQzMDc3M2RjZDJkZTIxMTlhMmI0Y2I1MiIsInMiOjE2MzI1NDc4MzMwMDZ9|url-status=live|access-date=24 September 2021|website=Iran Atlas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925062322/http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.hormozgan |archive-date=2021-09-25 }}{{bar box|title=Bandar Lengeh linguistic composition|titlebar=#ddd|left1=language|right1=percent|float=|bars={{bar percent|Larestani/Achomi|red|49.5}}
{{bar percent|Bandari|gray|20}}
{{bar percent|Arabic|brown|20}}
{{bar percent|New Persian|orange|10}}
{{bar percent|Koroshi|yellow|0.5}}}}
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 25,303 in 5,589 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hormozgan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/22.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094743/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/22.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 30,478 people in 6,735 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hormozgan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hormozgan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117182750/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hormozgan.xls|archive-date=17 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 30,435 people in 8,452 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hormozgan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_22.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505014212/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_22.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=5 May 2022}}
Climate
Bandar Lengeh has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is very low, and mostly falls from December to March.
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| location = Bandar Lengeh (1991–2020, extremes 1966–present)
| Jan record high C = 31.6
| Feb record high C = 32.4
| Mar record high C = 36.0
| Apr record high C = 43.4
| May record high C = 49.0
| Jun record high C = 49.0
| Jul record high C = 47.0
| Aug record high C = 44.0
| Sep record high C = 44.4
| Oct record high C = 42.5
| Nov record high C = 37.3
| Dec record high C = 32.0
| year record high C = 49.0
| Jan high C = 22.9
| Feb high C = 24.1
| Mar high C = 26.8
| Apr high C = 31.4
| May high C = 35.4
| Jun high C = 36.8
| Jul high C = 37.8
| Aug high C = 37.8
| Sep high C = 36.3
| Oct high C = 33.8
| Nov high C = 29.3
| Dec high C = 25.0
| year high C = 31.5
| Jan mean C = 18.6
| Feb mean C = 19.8
| Mar mean C = 22.4
| Apr mean C = 26.6
| May mean C = 30.5
| Jun mean C = 32.5
| Jul mean C = 34.1
| Aug mean C = 34.2
| Sep mean C = 32.5
| Oct mean C = 29.5
| Nov mean C = 24.9
| Dec mean C = 20.6
| year mean C = 27.2
| Jan low C = 14.5
| Feb low C = 15.6
| Mar low C = 18.0
| Apr low C = 21.8
| May low C = 25.6
| Jun low C = 28.2
| Jul low C = 30.6
| Aug low C = 31.0
| Sep low C = 28.6
| Oct low C = 24.8
| Nov low C = 20.2
| Dec low C = 16.3
| year low C = 22.9
| Jan record low C = 6.0
| Feb record low C = 7.0
| Mar record low C = 9.1
| Apr record low C = 10.0
| May record low C = 16.0
| Jun record low C = 20.0
| Jul record low C = 22.0
| Aug record low C = 24.0
| Sep record low C = 20.9
| Oct record low C = 17.0
| Nov record low C = 9.0
| Dec record low C = 6.0
| year record low C = 6.0
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 34.9
| Feb precipitation mm = 19.0
| Mar precipitation mm = 26.4
| Apr precipitation mm = 3.5
| May precipitation mm = 0.3
| Jun precipitation mm = 0.1
| Jul precipitation mm = 1.0
| Aug precipitation mm = 0.0
| Sep precipitation mm = 0.1
| Oct precipitation mm = 0.1
| Nov precipitation mm = 12.6
| Dec precipitation mm = 29.4
| year precipitation mm = 127.4
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 2.9
| Feb precipitation days = 1.9
| Mar precipitation days = 2.6
| Apr precipitation days = 0.7
| May precipitation days = 0.1
| Jun precipitation days = 0.0
| Jul precipitation days = 0.1
| Aug precipitation days = 0.0
| Sep precipitation days = 0.0
| Oct precipitation days = 0.1
| Nov precipitation days = 1.3
| Dec precipitation days = 2.3
| year precipitation days = 12.0
| Jan humidity = 62.0
| Feb humidity = 62.0
| Mar humidity = 64.0
| Apr humidity = 60.0
| May humidity = 61.0
| Jun humidity = 66.0
| Jul humidity = 66.0
| Aug humidity = 66.0
| Sep humidity = 66.0
| Oct humidity = 63.0
| Nov humidity = 58.0
| Dec humidity = 60.0
| year humidity = 62.8
| Jan dew point C = 11.0
| Feb dew point C = 12.4
| Mar dew point C = 15.2
| Apr dew point C = 18.1
| May dew point C = 21.6
| Jun dew point C = 25.4
| Jul dew point C = 27.2
| Aug dew point C = 27.2
| Sep dew point C = 25.5
| Oct dew point C = 21.7
| Nov dew point C = 15.9
| Dec dew point C = 12.4
| year dew point C = 19.5
| Jan sun = 243.0
| Feb sun = 228.0
| Mar sun = 241.0
| Apr sun = 267.0
| May sun = 322.0
| Jun sun = 321.0
| Jul sun = 293.0
| Aug sun = 289.0
| Sep sun = 275.0
| Oct sun = 291.0
| Nov sun = 258.0
| Dec sun = 246.0
| year sun = 3274.0
| source = NOAA{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Iran/CSV/BandarLengeh_40883.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Bandar Lengeh
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 1, 2024}}{{Cite FTP |url = ftp://dossier.ogp.noaa.gov/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/IR/40883.TXT
|server = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|url-status = dead
|title = Zahedan Climate Normals 1966-1990
|access-date = December 29, 2012}}
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Gallery
file:BandarLengeh-Beach-2.jpg|
file:BandarLengeh-Beach-1.jpg|
file:Fekri-Historical-House-1.jpg|
file:BandarLengeh-Historical-House.jpg|
file:Bandar-Lengeh-Mosque.jpg|
File:BandarLengeh-Badgir.jpg|
File:EbneAbbas-Mosque-BandarLengeh.jpg|
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.bandarlengeh.com/ Bandar lengeh virtual portal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302114027/https://bandarlengeh.com/ |date=2 March 2021 }}
{{Authority control}}
{{Hormozgan Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Bandar Lengeh County|state=collapsed}}
Category:Cities in Hormozgan province
Category:Port cities and towns of the Persian Gulf