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Shidvar Island

Shidvar Island

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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 part of a natural reserve called the Shidvar Wildlife Refuge. Administratively, the island forms part of the Lavan Rural District in Kish District, Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

Quick Facts Persian: جزیرهٔ شیدوَر, Geography ...

The name shetor or shotor in Persian means camel. Shidvar island was designated a Ramsar site in 1999.[2]

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  1. [1]
    "Sheedvar Island". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. [2]
    Ramsar sites database


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