Hormozgan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, in Iran's Region 2, facing Oman, UAE and the Hormuz Straits. Its area is 70,697 km2 (27,296 sq mi), and its provincial capital is Bandar Abbas. The province has fourteen islands in the Persian Gulf and 1,000 km (620 mi) of coastline.
Abu Musa is a 12.8-square-kilometre (4.9 sq mi) island in the eastern Persian Gulf near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. Due to the depth of sea, oil tankers and big ships have to pass between Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunbs; this makes these islands some of the most strategic points in the Persian Gulf. The island is administered by Iran as part of its province of Hormozgan, but is also claimed by the United Arab Emirates as a territory of the emirate of Sharjah.
Ghazi or Gazi, a title given to Muslim warriors or champions and used by several Ottoman Sultans, may refer to:
Abu'l Faḍl is an Arabic male given name which also occurs in place-names. It means father of virtue. It is variously transliterated as Abu'l-Fadl, Abu'l-Fazl, Abul Fazal etc. It is also used in Iran and Azerbaijan, usually in the form of Abolfazl, or Abulfaz. Most famously, this is an epithet Abbas ibn Ali, who is highly revered in Islam for his loyalty towards his brother Husayn ibn Ali during the Battle of Karbala.
Abumusa County is located in Hormozgan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Abu Musa. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,860, in 505 households. The following census in 2011 counted 5,263 people, in 679 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 7,402, in 924 households.
Special Groups (SGs) is a designation given by the United States military to the cell-based Shi'a paramilitary organizations operating within Iraq, backed by Iran. According to the United States these groups are funded, trained, and armed by the Iranian Quds Force, part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). According to the United States Department of Defense, 603 American troops in total were confirmed to have been killed by IRGC-backed Shia militias during the Iraq War.
Maliki is a school of Islamic law.
Faror / Farvar Island is an island of Hormozgan Province in Iran. It is located 36 miles from the city of Abu Moussa and 141 miles from Bandar Abbas. The island is currently uninhabited save from a few government officials that reside there. Greater Farvar Island is situated in one of the world's earthquake belts. The remains of ruined buildings and water wells on the island testify to the presence of some settlements in the past. The island also contains a vast deposit of iron which is estimated to be at approximately 15,000 tons.
Bu Musa is a city and capital of Bumusa County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,705, in 456 families.
The Central District of Abumusa County is a district (bakhsh) in Abumusa County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,705, in 456 families. The District has one city: Abu Musa.
Tunb District is a district (bakhsh) in Abumusa County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 155, in 49 families. The District is entirely rural, and includes the islands of Greater and Lesser Tunbs. The District has one rural district: Tunb Rural District.
Tunb Rural District is a Rural District (dehestan) in Tunb District, Abumusa County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 155, in 49 families. The rural district has one village.
Ziarat is a town in Balochistan, Pakistan.
Abu Musa Airport is a regional airport located in near of city of Abu Musa, Hormozgan Province, in south of Iran in Persian Gulf.
Parkan-e Al-e Musa is a village in Rudbar Rural District, Ruydar District, Khamir County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 120, in 27 families.
Musa Ali is a village in Rudkhaneh Bar Rural District, Rudkhaneh District, Rudan County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 82, in 20 families.
Musa Qayeh-ye Abu ol Hasan is a village in Ujan-e Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Bostanabad County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 218, in 39 families.
Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind is an Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamist militant group active in Kashmir. The group's stated objective is to impose Sharia law in Jammu and Kashmir and jihad against India.
