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Larak Island

Island in the Strait of Hormuz, territory of Iran

Field	Value
name	Larak Island
native_name	جزیره لارک
image_name	Larak fr.jpg
pushpin_map	Persian Gulf#Iran
location	Strait of Hormuz
coordinates
waterbody	Persian Gulf
area_km2	49
elevation_m	81
country	Iran
country_admin_divisions_title	Province
country_admin_divisions	Hormozgan
country_admin_divisions_title_1	County
country_admin_divisions_1	Qeshm County
country_admin_divisions_title_2	Rural District
country_admin_divisions_2	Larak Rural District
country_largest_city	Larak Shahri
country_largest_city_population	466
module	{{Infobox lighthouse	embed = yes	qid = Q106097403
construction	concrete tower
shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
marking	unpainted tower

Larak Island (also Lark Island) is an island off the coast of Iran, which has been one of Iran's major oil export points since 1987. The narrowest part of the Strait of Hormuz at a distance of 24 mi lies between this Iranian island and Oman's Quoin Island.

History

During their occupation in the 16th century, the Portuguese built fortresses here, as well as on the nearby Qeshm and Hormuz Islands. The island contains an Iranian military base which maintains several Chinese-made Silkworm HY-2 surface-to-surface missiles placed there in 1987.

A floating terminal was established on Larak Island in June 1986. The island was bombed by Iraq in November and December 1986, as part of the Iran–Iraq War. As part of Operation Praying Mantis, the Iranian frigate Sahand was sunk by the United States Navy, 200 meters southwest of Larak Island. On 14 May 1988, the largest ship at the time, the Liberian supertanker, Seawise Giant, whilst carrying crude Iranian oil, was sunk by Iraqi anti-ship missiles off the coast of Larak Island. The ship was later refloated, repaired and used for another few years.

Demographics

Larak Island is located in the Larak Rural District, which is within the Shahab District. Two settlements are on the island: Larak Shahri and Larak Kuhi. Larak Shahri is the largest of the two villages, with a population of 466 people and 98 families.

Species

The waters around Larak Island are one of the most diverse coral reef areas in the environment of the Persian Gulf. There are 37 species of scleractinian corals identified around Larak Island.

References

"Larak Island Map, Weather and Photos".
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[http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_st=&_pageLabel=msi_pub_detail&CCD_itemID=112&pubConstant=NGALOL NGA List of Lights – Pub.112] Retrieved 1 October 2016
Joyner, Christopher C.. (1 January 1990). "The Persian Gulf War: Lessons for Strategy, Law, and Diplomacy". Greenwood Publishing Group.
(1983). "Near East/South Asia Report". Foreign Broadcast Information Service.
(1989). "Iran: A Country Study". Federal Research Division, Library of Congress.
(22 January 2009). "Conflict and Cooperation in the Gulf Region". Springer.
(1988). "Lloyd's Nautical Year Book". Lloyd's.
"Larak Kuhi: map, population, location".
(3 April 2013). "Some scleractinian corals (Scleractinia: Anthozoa) of Larak Island, Persian Gulf". Zootaxa.

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