Miankaleh peninsula

Miyānkāle peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula in Behshahr County of Māzandarān Province in the north of situated in the extreme south-eastern part of the Caspian Sea.
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  • Type: Peninsula
  • Description: peninsula, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve and international wetland in Iran
  • Also known as: miankale”, “Miankale”, “Miankaleh”, “miyan kaleh”, “Miyan Kāleh Peninsula”, “Miyankale”, “miyankaleh”, “Miyankaleh”, “Shebh-e Jazīreh-ye Āshūr”, “Shebh-e Jazīreh-ye Meyān Kāleh”, “Shebh-e Jazīreh-ye Mīān Gāleh”, “Shebh-e Jazīreh-ye Mīān Kāleh”, and “Shebh-e Jazireh-ye Miankaleh

Miankaleh peninsula

Latitude
36.88699° or 36° 53′ 13″ north
Longitude
53.78746° or 53° 47′ 15″ east
Elevation
-24 metres (-79 feet)
Open location code
8H8MVQPP+QX
Geo­Names ID
124078
Wiki­data ID
Q2653976
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Miankaleh peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ميان كاله
  • Arabic: میان کاله
  • Armenian: Միանկալե
  • Azerbaijani: Mianqala yarımadası
  • Azerbaijani: Miyanqala yarımadası
  • Cebuano: Shebh-e Jazīreh-ye Mīānkāleh
  • Chinese: 棉卡萊野生動物保護區
  • Chuvash: Мианкале çурутравĕ
  • German: Miyānkāle
  • Gilaki: ميانکاله شبه‌جزيره
  • Gilaki: ميانکاله‌ي شبه‌جزيره
  • Italian: Penisola di Miankaleh
  • Japanese: ミアンカレ半島
  • Lithuanian: Miankalė
  • Mazanderani: شبه جزیره میانکاله
  • Mazanderani: میانکاله
  • Persian: پناهگاه حیات وحش میانکاله
  • Persian: ذخیرگاه زیست کره میانکاله
  • Persian: ذخیره‌گاه زیست‌کره میانکاله
  • Persian: شِبهِ جَزيرِۀ ميان كالِه
  • Persian: شِبهِ جَزيرِۀ مِيان كالِه
  • Persian: شِبهِ جَزيرِۀ ميان گالِه
  • Persian: شِبهِ جَزيرِۀ ميانكالِه
  • Persian: شبه جزیره آشور
  • Persian: شبه جزیره میان کاله
  • Persian: شبه جزیره میانکاله
  • Persian: شبه‌جزیره میانکاله
  • Persian: میان کاله
  • Persian: میانکاله
  • Portuguese: Península de Miankaleh
  • Russian: Мианкале
  • Spanish: Peninsula de Miankale
  • Spanish: Península de Miankale
  • Swedish: Shebh-e Jazīreh-ye Mīānkāleh

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