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Iranian island in the Persian Gulf For the administrative divisions of Khorramshahr County in Khuzestan province, see Minu District and Jazireh-ye Minu Rural District. For the city, see Minushahr.

Minu Island
Native name: Persian: جزیره مینو
Palm and sunset on Minu Island
Minu Island is located in IranMinu IslandMinu Island
Geography
LocationKhuzestan, Iran
Coordinates30°20′33″N 48°13′00″E / 30.34250°N 48.21667°E / 30.34250; 48.21667
Area17.8 km (6.9 sq mi)
Administration
Iran
Demographics
Population9,154 (2016)

Minu Island (Persian: جزیره مینو and Arabic: جزيرة صلبوخ), also Romanized as Jazireh-ye Minu and Minoo Island, is in Khorramshahr County of Khuzestan province in the Persian Gulf, in southwestern Iran.

The island is between the cities of Abadan and Khorramshahr. Much of the island population comprises Arabs. Minu District, which includes the city of Minushahr, is nearly co-extensive with the island.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population (comprising most of the island's inhabitants), was 7,582 in 1,562 households. The following census in 2011 counted 8,267 people in 2,139 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,154 in 2,549 households.

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 August 2024). "Minu Island, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Rahmati, Hamid; Farshchi, Parvin; Pournoori, Mansoor (1 May 2022). "Zoning of the southern coastal region of the IRAN based on Pollution of water resources (Case study: Minoo Island)". Anthropogenic Pollution. 6 (1): 100–108. doi:10.22034/ap.2022.1951890.1128. ISSN 2783-1736. (PDF)
  4. Asl, Sina Razzaghi (2022). "Green-oriented planning for shrinking cities through an integrated ecosystem services/disservices analysis: A Case of Minoo Island, Iran". International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development. 10 (1): 183–208. doi:10.14246/irspsd.10.1_183. S2CID 245974522. (PDF)
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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Iran Khorramshahr County
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Gharb-e Karun
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Howmeh-ye Sharqi
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Minu
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Rural Districts
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Jazireh-ye Minu
(Minu Island)
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