Hengam Island

Hengamsland

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins off Hengam Island

Hengam Island (Persian: جزیره هنگام‎), is an Iranian island located south of Qeshm Island, Iran, in the Persian Gulf. It is 36.6 km wide and shaped like a truncated cone. The island is generally calcareous and generally low-lying. The highest point on the island is Nakas Mountain with an altitude of about 106 meters. The distance between Hengam Island and Qeshm Island is about 2 km.

The primary economic activity is fishing, as well as some tourism and sightseeing. The main sights of Hengam are the English harbor buildings along with the coal storage, the Portuguese shipwrecks, and aquatic animals such as turtles, dolphins, corals, and sharks.

See also

• Hormozgān Province
• List of islands of Iran

External links

• Hengam Island

v t e Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf Abbasak Abu Musa Island Buneh Island Dara Island Farsi Island Forur Bozorg Island Forur Koochak Island Forurgan Island Germ Island Greater and Lesser Tunbs Hendurabi Island Hengam Island Hormuz Island Jonobi Island Kharg Island Kish Island Larak Island Lavan Island Nakhiloo Island Ommolkorm Island Qabre Nakhoda Island Qeshm Island Rostam Island Shif Island Shidvar Island Sirri Island Shomali Island Smaller Bent Island

v t e Hormozgan Province Capital Bandar Abbas Counties and cities Abumusa County Abu Musa Bandar Abbas County Bandar Abbas Fin Bandar Lengeh County Bandar Charak Bandar Lengeh Kish Kong Bashagard County Sardasht Bastak County Bastak Jenah Kukherd Hajjiabad County Fareghan Hajjiabad Jask County Jask Khamir County Bandar Khamir Ruydar Minab County Hasht Bandi Minab Senderk Sirik Parsian County Parsian Qeshm County Dargahan Hormuz Qeshm Suza Rudan County Rudan Ziarat-e Ali Sights Boz Dam Caravanserai of Bastak Castle of Aamaj Castle of Siba Dariush Grand Hotel Dasak mountain Fort of Our Lady of the Conception Geno Biosphere Reserve Hara forests of Qeshm Harireh Hindu Temple, Bandar Abbas The Historic Bath of Siba Khe aab mountain Kish Island Greek Ship Lashtan Castle, Bandar Lengeh Mehran River Nakh mountain Paraw Kukherd Portuguese Castle, Qeshm Island Takhti Stadium Terenah Zeer mountain See also Greater and Lesser Tunbs Hendurabi Hengam Island Hormuz Island Larak Island Lavan Island Shidvar Island Sirri Island Strait of Hormuz

v t e Qeshm County Capital Qeshm Districts Central Cities Qeshm Dargahan Rural Districts and villages Howmeh Dofari Gevarzin Giahdan Hamiri Holor Kabeli Kuvehi Laft Laft-e Kohneh Ramcha Talambu Tomban Tula Ramkan Bagh-e Bala Bangali Gerdava Gorbah Dan Jijian Karevan Khaledeyn Kushah Pey Posht Ramkan Siddam Tomsenati Turian Zeynabi Hormuz Cities Hormuz Rural Districts and villages none Shahab Cities Suza Rural Districts and villages Dulab Ayeshehabad Basaidu Chahu-ye Gharbi Chahu-ye Sharqi Dar Kuh Dulab Dustku Guri Kani Konar Siah Moradi Sar Rig Tomges Hengam Hengam-e Jadid Hengam-e Qadim Qil Larak Larak Shahri Salakh Dehkhoda Durbeni Gachu Gombaran Guran Haft Rangu Malaki Naqasheh Qeshm International Airport Sahali Salakh Shahrak-e Parvaz Tabl Suza Berkeh-ye Khalaf Dayrestan Mesen Nakhl-e Gol Riku Shib Deraz Zirang

Coordinates: 26°38′N 55°52′E / 26.633°N 55.867°E / 26.633; 55.867