Larak Island
Larak Island is an island off the coast of Iran, which has been one of Iran's major oil export points since 1987. The narrowest part of the Strait of Hormuz at a distance of 24 miles lies between this Iranian island and Oman's Quoin Island.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Qeshm County, Iran
- Also known as: “Jazīrat Lārak”, “Jazīreh-e Lārak”, “Jazireh-ye Larak”, “Jezirat Larak”, and “Lark Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Larak Portuguese Castle.
Larak Portuguese Castle
Fort
Larak castle is a historical castle located in Larak Island in Hormozgan Province, The longevity of this fortress dates back to the Safavid dynasty.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Larak shahri.
Larak shahri
Village
Larak Shahri is a village in, and the capital of, Larak Rural District of the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. The village is located on Larak Island.
Larak Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hormozgan, Iran, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.85576° or 26° 51′ 21″ northLongitude
56.36401° or 56° 21′ 50″ eastElevation
56 metres (184 feet)Open location code
7HRRV947+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 160052075OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
125869Wikidata ID
Q967421
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Larak Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة لاراك”
- Arabic: “جزيرة لارك”
- Azerbaijani: “Larak adası”
- Belarusian: “Востраў Ларак”
- Belarusian: “Ларак”
- Catalan: “illa de Laraq”
- Catalan: “Illa de Laraq”
- Cebuano: “Jazīreh-ye Lārak”
- Chinese: “拉腊克岛”
- Chinese: “拉臘克島”
- Croatian: “Larak”
- Czech: “Larak”
- Dutch: “Larak Island”
- Finnish: “Lārak”
- French: “Larak”
- French: “Lark”
- German: “Larak”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Larak”
- Italian: “Larak”
- Korean: “라라크섬”
- Korean: “라락섬”
- Lithuanian: “Larakas”
- Mazanderani: “لارک جزیره”
- Mazanderani: “لارک”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Larak”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Øya Larak”
- Persian: “جزيرِه لارك”
- Persian: “جزیره لارک”
- Persian: “جزیرهٔ لارک”
- Persian: “لارک”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Larak”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Laraque”
- Portuguese: “Larak”
- Portuguese: “Laraque”
- Russian: “Ларек”
- Russian: “остров Ларек”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Larak”
- Spanish: “Isla de Larek”
- Spanish: “Larek”
- Swedish: “Jazīreh-ye Lārak”
- Turkish: “Lark Adası”
- Ukrainian: “острів Ларек”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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