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Konarak, Iran

Konarak
كنارك
city
Konarak is located in Iran
Konarak
Konarak
Coordinates: 25°21′37″N 60°23′58″E / 25.36028°N 60.39944°E / 25.36028; 60.39944Coordinates: 25°21′37″N 60°23′58″E / 25.36028°N 60.39944°E / 25.36028; 60.39944
Country  Iran
Province Sistan and Baluchestan
County Konarak
Bakhsh Central
Population (2006)
 • Total 28,685
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Konarak (Persian: كنارك‎‎, also Romanized as Konārak and Kenārak; also known as Kūmārak and Kunārak) is a city in and the capital of Konarak County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 28,685, in 6,044 families.

It is situated in the western coast of Chabahar Bay, on the Makran coast on the Gulf of Oman.Konarak Airport is a military airbase, which also has civilian flights. The overwhelming majority of the city's inhabitants are ethnic Baloch who speak the Balochi language.


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