Bandar Lengeh
Emirate of Lengeh · Asia
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Bandar Lengeh (Persian: بندرلنگه) is a city in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
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.
It has been suggested that the Achaemenid port Guranga was located in the same place as Bandar Lengeh, but this is not supported by any evidence. In 1674, the French traveler Abbé Carré made the first written mention of Bandar Lengeh under the name Talanga. He described it as a "large Arab village two leagues from Kong" with houses "only made of canes and leaves." The Arab population there were the Huwala people, whose presence extended to Kangan. In 1773, Bandar Lengeh was still a small village, according to the description by English traveller Edward Ives. It was first in the 19th century that Bandar Lengeh attained the status of a commercial trade hub. A Dutch document from 1764 gives the most detailed report of Bandar Lengeh in the 18th century...
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