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Hormoz, Jazīreh-ye (island) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 27 05 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 27.0833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 056 25 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 56.4167 decimal degrees |
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Note: A mostly barren hilly island; monopolized India's & China's trade by 1200; became most important Persian Gulf emporium dominating other gulf islands; captured by Portuguese 1514; taken by Anglo-Persian forces 1622; leased to Muscat & Oman 1798-1868. |
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| Hormoz, Jazīreh-ye (preferred,C,V)
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| Jazīreh-ye Hormoz (C,V)
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| Jazīreh Hormoz (C,V)
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| Hormoz (C,V,O,Persian-Farsi (transliterated)-P)
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| Hormuz (C,V)
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| Ormuz (C,V)
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| Qal‘eh-ye Hormoz (C,U)
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| قَلعِۀ هُرمُز (C,U,Persian-Farsi)
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| هرمز (C,U,Persian-Farsi-P)
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| Harmozia (H,O)
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| Wu-lu-mo-ssu (H,O)
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............ | early Chinese name |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Iran (nation) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| island (preferred, C) |
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| trade center (H) |
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1200-1600 |
| market center (H) |
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of Kermān after Arab conquest |
| inhabited place (C) |
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