Ormuz Island

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ormuz_Island
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:access ferry from Bandar Abbas
gptkbp:archipelago gptkb:Hormuz_Islands
gptkbp:area 42 km²
gptkbp:climate hot desert
gptkbp:containsSettlement gptkb:Hormuz
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:distanceFromBandarAbbas 8 km
gptkbp:governedBy Hormozgan County
gptkbp:hasResource red ochre (Golak)
gptkbp:historicalEvent Portuguese occupation (16th-17th century)
recaptured by Safavid Empire (1622)
gptkbp:historicalSignificance strategic location
important trade center
site of Hormuz Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ormuz Island
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code IRHRZ
gptkbp:knownFor salt caves
red ochre
colorful soil
gptkbp:language gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:latitude 27.0667
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkbp:longitude 56.4500
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Portuguese_Castle
gptkbp:population about 6,000
gptkbp:province gptkb:Hormozgan_Province
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:IRST
gptkbp:touristAttraction popular destination
gptkbp:utcOffset +3:30
gptkbp:vegetation sparse
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Ormuz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7