Bandar Lengeh
City in Hormozgan province, Iran
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Bandar Lengeh (Persian: بندرلنگه)[a] is a city in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Bandar Lengeh is a port city on the Persian Gulf, 280 km (170 mi) from Lar, 192 km (119 mi) from Bandar Abbas, and 420 km (260 mi) from Bushehr. The weather in Bandar Lengeh is hot and humid, typical of coastal cities in southern Iran.
History
Lengeh was a center for trade between Oman and Iran for over 60 years, from 1759 to 1814. After 1814, Bandar Abbas played a major role in regional trade.[citation needed]
At around 7 pm on December 28, 2024, a suicide bomber detonated his car near the Bandar Lengeh Intelligence Police building, killing both the suicide bomber and the police chief.[5] Fuad Moradzadeh, the city's governor, denounced the suicide bomber as a terrorist.[5]
In 2025, agricultural exports from Iran through the city's port, mainly destined for the UAE, increased by 21% compared to the past year, but agricultural imports declined by 19%.[6]
In June 2025, the Israeli Defence Forces attacked Iranian warnships docked near the city.[7]
On March 6, 2026, amidst the 2026 Iran war, the United States Navy struck two Shahid Soleimani-class corvettes while they were anchored off the city's coast.[8] From April 5 to 6, 2026, strikes hit both Bandar Lengeh and the nearby city of Kong.[9] At least 6 people were killed and 17 were wounded.[9]
Demographics
Language
The linguistic composition of the city:[10]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 25,303 in 5,589 households.[11] The following census in 2011 counted 30,478 people in 6,735 households.[12] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 30,435 people in 8,452 households.[2]
Climate
Bandar Lengeh has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is very low, and mostly falls from December to March.
| Climate data for Bandar Lengeh (1991–2020, extremes 1966–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.6 (88.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
36.0 (96.8) |
43.4 (110.1) |
49.0 (120.2) |
49.0 (120.2) |
47.0 (116.6) |
44.0 (111.2) |
44.4 (111.9) |
42.5 (108.5) |
37.3 (99.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
49.0 (120.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.8 (98.2) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.3 (97.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.9 (1.37) |
19.0 (0.75) |
26.4 (1.04) |
3.5 (0.14) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.1 (0.00) |
1.0 (0.04) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.1 (0.00) |
12.6 (0.50) |
29.4 (1.16) |
127.4 (5.02) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 12.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62.0 | 62.0 | 64.0 | 60.0 | 61.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 63.0 | 58.0 | 60.0 | 62.8 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 243.0 | 228.0 | 241.0 | 267.0 | 322.0 | 321.0 | 293.0 | 289.0 | 275.0 | 291.0 | 258.0 | 246.0 | 3,274 |
| Source: NOAA[13][14] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
See also
Media related to Bandar Lengeh at Wikimedia Commons
