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]

For the administrative subdivision, see Ramkan Rural District.
Ramkan

رمكان
village
Ramkan
Coordinates: 26°51′53″N 56°02′15″E
Country Iran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyQeshm
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictRamkan
Population
 (2006)
 • Total3,385
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

References
  1. 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".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. "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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