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Minu Island

Coordinates: 30°20′33″N 48°13′00″E / 30.34250°N 48.21667°E / 30.34250; 48.21667
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Minu Island
Native name:
Persian: جزیره مینو
Palm and sunset on Minu Island
Minu Island is located in Iran
Minu Island
Minu Island
Geography
LocationKhuzestan, Iran
Coordinates30°20′33″N 48°13′00″E / 30.34250°N 48.21667°E / 30.34250; 48.21667[1]
Area17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Administration
Iran
Demographics
Population9,154[2] (2016)

Minu Island (Persian: جزیره مینو and Arabic: جزيرة صلبوخ)[a] is in Khorramshahr County of Khuzestan province in the Persian Gulf, in southwestern Iran.[1]

The island is between the cities of Abadan and Khorramshahr. Much of the island population comprises Arabs.[3][4] Minu District, which includes the city of Minushahr, is nearly co-extensive with the island.[1]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population (comprising most of the island's inhabitants), was 7,582 in 1,562 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 8,267 people in 2,139 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,154 in 2,549 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Jazireh-ye Minu; also translated as Minoo Island

References

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  1. ^ a b c OpenStreetMap contributors (21 December 2024). "Minu Island, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Rahmati, Hamid; Farshchi, Parvin; Pournoori, Mansoor (1 May 2022). "Zoning of the southern coastal region of the IRAN based on Pollution of water resources (Case study: Minoo Island)". Anthropogenic Pollution. 6 (1): 100–108. doi:10.22034/ap.2022.1951890.1128. ISSN 2783-1736. (PDF)
  4. ^ Asl, Sina Razzaghi (2022). "Green-oriented planning for shrinking cities through an integrated ecosystem services/disservices analysis: A Case of Minoo Island, Iran". International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development. 10 (1): 183–208. doi:10.14246/irspsd.10.1_183. S2CID 245974522. (PDF)
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Khuzestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.