Kharg, Iran

For the administrative division, see Kharg District. For the island, see Kharg Island.

Kharg
Persian: خارگ
City
Streets in the city of Kharg
Streets in the city of Kharg
Kharg is located in Iran
Kharg
Kharg
Kharg is located in Persian Gulf
Kharg
Kharg
Coordinates: 29°15′27″N 50°19′40″E / 29.25750°N 50.32778°E / 29.25750; 50.32778[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyBushehr
DistrictKharg
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
8,193
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kharg (Persian: خارگ)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Kharg District in Bushehr County, Bushehr province, Iran.[5] The city is located on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,196 in 1,963 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 7,722 people in 2,115 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,193 in 2,374 households.[3]

Climate

Kharg has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh).

Climate data for Khark Island
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18
(64) 		18
(65) 		23
(73) 		27
(81) 		32
(89) 		33
(92) 		35
(95) 		36
(97) 		34
(94) 		31
(88) 		26
(78) 		20
(68) 		28
(82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 11
(51) 		12
(53) 		15
(59) 		19
(67) 		24
(76) 		27
(81) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		26
(79) 		22
(72) 		17
(63) 		13
(55) 		21
(69)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74
(2.9) 		46
(1.8) 		20
(0.8) 		10
(0.4) 		2.5
(0.1) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		2.5
(0.1) 		0
(0) 		2.5
(0.1) 		41
(1.6) 		81
(3.2) 		280
(10.9)
Source: Weatherbase [8]

See also

Media related to Kharg at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Khārg; also known as Khark, also romanized as Khārk[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 August 2024). "Kharg, جزیره خارک, بخش خارگ [Khark Island, Kharg District], Bushehr County, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. ^ "784H+X4R Khark, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  4. ^ Kharg, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067895" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان بوشهر به مرکزیت شهر بوشهر [‌Approval of the organization and the hierarchy of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Bushehr province with the city of Bushehr as its capital]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 51E6AB17-6790-42EF-804B-D38845E50FAD. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Bushehr Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Khark Island, Iran". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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