Shidvar Island (Persian: جزیرهٔ شیدوَر) is an uninhabited island in the Persian Gulf east of the larger inhabited island of Lavan. Administratively, the island forms part of the Lavan Rural District in Kish District, Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. The name shetor or shotor in Persian means camel.
Persian: جزیرهٔ شیدوَر | |
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  Shidvar Island Shidvar Island (Iran)  Shidvar Island Shidvar Island (Iran) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Persian Gulf |
| Coordinates | 26°47′28″N 53°24′40″E / 26.79111°N 53.41111°E |
| Administration | |
| Province | Hormozgan |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Official name | Sheedvar Island |
| Designated | 29 December 1999 |
| Reference no. | 1015[1] |
Environment
editThe whole island is part of a natural reserve called the Shidvar Wildlife Refuge. It was designated a Ramsar site in 1999.[2] It has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports breeding Socotra cormorants as well as colonies of bridled and white-cheeked terns. It is also a breeding site for green and hawksbill sea turtles.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sheedvar Island". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Ramsar sites database
- ^ "Sheedvar island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
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