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Sirik, Iran

Sirik
سيريك
city
Sirik is located in Iran
Sirik
Sirik
Coordinates: 26°30′20″N 57°07′19″E / 26.50556°N 57.12194°E / 26.50556; 57.12194Coordinates: 26°30′20″N 57°07′19″E / 26.50556°N 57.12194°E / 26.50556; 57.12194
Country  Iran
Province Hormozgan
County Minab
Bakhsh Byaban
Population (2006)
 • Total 3,640
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)
Bandar-e Sirik Lighthouse
Sirik, Iran is located in Iran
Sirik, Iran
Iran
Location Sirik
Iran
Coordinates 26°29′59.8″N 57°04′45.5″E / 26.499944°N 57.079306°E / 26.499944; 57.079306
Markings / pattern red round daymark
Focal height 38 metres (125 ft)
Range 28 nautical miles (52 km; 32 mi)
Characteristic Fl (3) W 20s.
Admiralty number D7711
NGA number

28548


28548

Sirik (Persian: سيريك‎‎, also Romanized as Sīrīk; also Sirik-e Kohneh (Persian: سيريك کهنه‎‎), also Romanized as Sīrīk-e Kohneh) is a city in and the capital of Byaban District, in Sirik County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. It overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and contains a small harbour to the northwest of the main settlement. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,640, in 640 families. The Minab River empties into the sea near Sirik, and a mangrove estuary is located here. To the northwest along the coast to Bandar-e-Abbas, there are thousands of hidden caves and valleys dotted around the horn of the Strait of Hormuz.



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