Sirmach

Sirmach
سيرمچ
village
Sirmach
Coordinates: 25°41′00″N 58°17′00″E / 25.68333°N 58.28333°E / 25.68333; 58.28333Coordinates: 25°41′00″N 58°17′00″E / 25.68333°N 58.28333°E / 25.68333; 58.28333
Country  Iran
Province Hormozgan
County Jask
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Gabrik
Population (2006)
  Total 282
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Sirmach (Persian: سيرمچ, also Romanized as Sīrmach, Sīramoh, and Siramch; also known as Rāpch and Sīrāmach)[1] is a village in Gabrik Rural District, in the Central District of Jask County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 282, in 57 families.[2]

The village is located near a tidal inlet known as Khowr Rapch or Lahūr-e Rāpch, a large and shallow inlet with a maximum depth of 8m,[3] [4] the mouth of which is flanked by sand hills. The port of Jask, Iran is 204.7km to the west and Chahbahar, 158.1km to the east.

The nearby deserted village of Galak[5] has been identified by some [6] as the ancient Hellenistic port of Rhogana.


References

  1. Sirmach can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3196510" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. Red Sea and the Persian Gulf (ProStar Publications, 2007) page 208.
  4. George N. Curzon, Persia and the Persian Question. In Two Volumes. Volume 2. (Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 1892).
  5. Traveling Luck for Gālak, Sīstān va Balūchestān, Iran.
  6. Edward Thomas, The Royal Asiatic Society (Oxford University, 1879) page 148
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