Khuran Straits

Khuran Straits

Country:
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Site number:
50
Area:
100,000.0 ha
Designation date:
23-06-1975
Coordinates:
26°45'N 55°39'59"E

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Khuran Straits. 23/06/75; Bandar-e Abbas; 100,000 ha; 26°45'N 055°40'E. Biosphere Reserve; Protected Area. Located in the lower Mehrãn River delta, with extensive intertidal silt flats, saltmarshes, mangrove forests, and numerous estuarine creeks and islands. Shallow saline waters support growths of red and brown algae, while the intertidal mangroves provide habitat for crustaceans - an important food source for waterbirds. Particularly valuable for large nesting colonies of Ardeidae (herons, bitterns, etc.) as well as passage and wintering waterbirds, including the endangered Dalmatian Pelican. Ramsar site no. 50. Most recent RIS information: 1997.
Administrative region: Bandar-e Abbas
Global international designation:
  • UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
National legal designation:
  • protected area
Last publication date: 01-01-1997
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)