Qeshm Island

Qeshm

Native name: قشم
Qeshm from space, August 2000
Map of Qeshm Island and surroundings, in French
Qeshm Location of Qeshm Island in Iran Show map of Iran Qeshm Location of Queshm Island in the Persian Gulf Show map of Persian Gulf
Geography
Location	Strait of Hormuz
Coordinates	26°41′43″N 55°37′06″E / 26.69528°N 55.61833°E / 26.69528; 55.61833
Area	1,491 km2 (576 sq mi)
Length	135 km (83.9 mi)
Width	40 km (25 mi)
Administration
Iran
Province	Hormozgān
County	Qeshm
Bakhsh	Central
Largest settlement	Qeshm (pop. 40,678)
Demographics
Population	148,993 (2016)
Pop. density	67.07/km2 (173.71/sq mi)

Qeshm (Persian language: قشم ) is an arrow-shaped Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz, separated from the mainland by the Clarence Strait/Khuran in the Persian Gulf (26°50′N 56°0′E / 26.833°N 56.000°E / 26.833; 56.000) and the largest in the Persian Gulf.