Ramkan
Ramkan (Persian: رمكان, also Romanized as Ramkān and Ramakān)[1] is a village in Ramkan Rural District, in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,385, in 672 families.[2] The village suffered heavily in the 2005 Qeshm earthquake.[3]
Ramkan رمكان | |
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village | |
  Ramkan | |
| Coordinates: 26°51′53″N 56°02′15″E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Hormozgan |
| County | Qeshm |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Ramkan |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 3,385 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
References
- Ramkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080751" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
- "Earthquake Report for November 27, 2005: West of Qeshm (Persian Gulf)". International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES). Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
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