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 a natural reserve called Shidvar Wildlife Refuge. Administratively, the island forms part of the Lavan Rural District in Kish District, Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, Iran.
Persian: جزیرهٔ شیدوَر | |
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Location | Persian Gulf |
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Province | Hormozgan |
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Population | 0 |
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Official name | Sheedvar Island |
Designated | 29 December 1999 |
Reference no. | 1015[1] |
The name Shetor or Shotor in Persian means Camel.
The island was designated a Ramsar site in 1999.[2]
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