Naaz islands
The Naaz islands are two tidal islands in the Persian Gulf, on the shore of Qeshm Island. At low tide, the intertidal zone of Qeshm connects the islands to the shore and at high tide the littoral zone is submerged and two hills become islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Alborz Fallah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: two tidal islands in the Persian gulf, on the shore of Qeshm island
- Also known as: “Naaz Islands” and “Naz islands”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Suza and Nakhl-e Gol.
Suza
Town
Photo: auoob farabi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Suza is a coastal city in, and the capital of, Shahab District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Suza Rural District. Suza is situated 4 km southwest of Naaz islands.
Nakhl-e Gol
Village
Nakhl-e Gol is a village in Suza Rural District, Shahab District, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 218, in 39 families. Nakhl-e Gol is situated 6 km north of Naaz islands.
Zirang
Village
Zirang is a village in Suza Rural District, Shahab District, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,048, in 191 families. The village suffered heavily in the 2005 Qeshm earthquake. Zirang is situated 7 km northwest of Naaz islands.
Naaz islands
- Categories: tidal island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hormozgan, Iran, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.79792° or 26° 47′ 53″ northLongitude
56.09601° or 56° 5′ 46″ eastOpen location code
7HRRQ3XW+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 160052056OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q5681971
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Naaz islands” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزر ناز”
- Persian: “جزایر ناز”
- Persian: “جزیره ناز”
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Highlights include جزایر ناز and منظره جزیره ناز.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Naaz islands”. Photo: Alborz Fallah, CC BY-SA 3.0.