| Konarak كنارك |
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Konarak
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| Country | Iran |
| Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| County | Konarak |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 28,685 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
Konarak (Persian: كنارك, also Romanized as Konārak, Kenārak, Kūmārak, and Kunārak)[1] is a city in and the capital of Konarak County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 28,685, in 6,044 families.[2]
It is situated in the western coast of Chabahar Bay, on the Makran coast on the Gulf of Oman. Konarak Airport is a military airbase, which also has civilian flights. The overwhelming majority of the city's inhabitants are ethnic Baloch who speak the Balochi language
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