Hormuz, Iran

Hormuz (Persian: هرمز)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Hormuz District of Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan province, Iran.

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,699 in 1,143 households, when it was in Qeshm County.

[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,891 people in 1,698 households.

[2] The district was transferred to Bandar Abbas County in 2019.

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Hormuz was an important strategic port in ancient days (sketch from 1572).