Bandar Lengeh

{{Short description|City in Hormozgan province, Iran}}

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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

File:No. 10. A view of Linga or Lung, from the sea, during the destruction of dhows on 16 November 1809 RMG 4802.jpg

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.

{{Weather box

| width = auto

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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

  • {{Commons category-inline|Bandar Lengeh}}

{{Portal-inline|Iran}}

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