Kharg Island
Kharg Island, also spelled Khark Island and often referred to as the "Forbidden Island", is a continental island of Iran in the Persian Gulf. The island is 25 kilometres off the coast of Iran and 660 kilometres northwest of the Strait of Hormuz.
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- …has about 10,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (100 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code KHK
- Description: island in Bushehr County, Iran
- Also known as“Jazīrat Khārg”“Karak”“Karrack”“Khārij”“Khark”“The Forbidden Island”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Palmyran Grave, Kharg and Khark Island Airport.
Palmyran Grave, Kharg
Palmyran Grave, Kharg is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kharg.
Kharg
Kharg is a city in, and the capital of, Kharg District in Bushehr County, Bushehr province, Iran.
Kharg Island
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Latitude
29.24583° or 29° 14′ 45″ north
Longitude
50.31583° or 50° 18′ 57″ east
UN/LOCODE
IR KHK
Open location code
7HXG68W8+88
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Kharg Island” goes by many names.
Chark-eilandAfrikaans
جزيرة خارکArabic
خارکArabic
خرجArabic
ԽարկArmenian
islla de KhargAsturian
KhargAsturian
Xarg adasıAzerbaijani
Jarq uharteaBasque
Karak uharteaBasque
Kharg uharteaBasque
Khark uharteaBasque
ХаргBelarusian
ХаркBelarusian
খার্গ দ্বীপBengali
illa de KhargCatalan
KhargCatalan
Jazīreh-ye KhārkCebuano
دوورگەی خارگCentral Kurdish
哈尔克岛Chinese
哈爾克島Chinese
HargCroatian
HarkCroatian
CháragCzech
ChárgCzech
KhargDanish
KareekDutch
KhargDutch
ĤarkEsperanto
Khārgi saarEstonian
KhargFinnish
ΧαργκGreek
Tsibirin KhargHausa
האי ח’ארכHebrew
ח’ארגHebrew
ח’ארכHebrew
HárgHungarian
Hárg-szigetHungarian
Kharg-eyjaIcelandic
Pulau KhargIndonesian
KhargInterlingue
Oileán KhargIrish
Isola di KhargItalian
KhargItalian
KharkItalian
カーグ島Japanese
ハールク島Japanese
하르그섬Korean
XarkKurdish
ເກາະຄາຣ໌ກLao
Insula ChargaLatin
HārkaLatvian
ChargasLithuanian
CharkasLithuanian
KhargMalagasy
Kharg (nosy)Malagasy
جزیره خارکMazanderani
KhargNorwegian
KhargNorwegian Bokmål
Kharg IslandNorwegian Bokmål
Khark-øyaNorwegian Bokmål
KhargNorwegian Nynorsk
KhargPapiamento
جَزيرَت خارگPersian
جزيره خاركPersian
جَزيرِۀ خارگPersian
جزیرهٔ خارکPersian
جزیره خارگPersian
CharkPolish
Jazīreh-ye KhārkPolish
خارګ ټاپوPushto
خارگ ټاپوPushto
Insula InterzisăRomanian
Insula KarakRomanian
Insula KhargRomanian
ХаркRussian
ХаргSerbian
Харг (острво)Serbian
karakSwahili
Kharg IslandSwahili
Jazīreh-ye KhārkSwedish
KhargSwedish
Kharg öSwedish
ChargSwiss German
கார்க் தீவுTamil
ఖార్గ్ ద్వీపంTelugu
Kharg IslandThai
เกาะฆอร์กThai
Harg AdasıTurkish
Hark AdasıTurkish
ХаркUkrainian
夏茖島Yue Chinese
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