Konarak, Iran

Coordinates: 25°21′32″N 60°23′57″E / 25.35889°N 60.39917°E / 25.35889; 60.39917
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For the administrative division of Sistan and Baluchestan province, see Konarak County. For other places in Iran with the same name, see Konarak.

Konarak
کنارک
City
UTC+3:30 (IRST
)

Konarak (Persian: کنارک, Balochi: کُنارک) is a city and the capital of Konarak County in Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran.

Climate

Climate data for Konarak (1984–2005 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0) 		20.3
(68.5) 		23.7
(74.7) 		27.8
(82.0) 		31.2
(88.2) 		33.0
(91.4) 		31.9
(89.4) 		30.5
(86.9) 		29.7
(85.5) 		27.9
(82.2) 		24.0
(75.2) 		20.6
(69.1) 		26.6
(79.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20.6
(0.81) 		22.3
(0.88) 		21.4
(0.84) 		0.8
(0.03) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		4.1
(0.16) 		1.4
(0.06) 		0.0
(0.0) 		2.4
(0.09) 		5.1
(0.20) 		19.0
(0.75) 		97.1
(3.82)
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		62 62 62 59 62 67 72 73 71 65 62 63 38.9
Source: IRIMO[3][4][5]

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

Like in nearby Pakistan's Balochistan province, the overwhelming majority of the city's inhabitants are ethnic Baloch who speak the Balochi language.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 28,685 in 6,044 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 35,630 people in 7,975 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 43,258 people in 9,954 households.[2]

Konarak is on the western coast of Chabahar Bay, facing Chabahar Port to the East, on the Makran coast on the Gulf of Oman, about 50 km West of the Iran-Pakistan coastal border line.[8]

Konarak Airport
is a military airbase (see below), which also has civilian flights.

Military

Brown & Root
.

The Iranian Navy also has a related base in

support vessel Konarak was named in the city's honour; the Konarak was destroyed in a 2020 accident
.

The 3rd Marine Brigade special forces unit of the Iranian Navy is stationed in Konarak

See also

flag Iran portal

Notes

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 January 2025). "Konarak, Konarak County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Average of mean daily temperature for Kenarak-Chabahar (40897)". Chaharmahalmet (asp). Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Average of relative humidity for Kenarak-Chabahar (40897)". Chaharmahalmet (asp). Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Monthly total of precipitation for Kenarak-Chabahar (40897)". Chaharmahalmet (asp). Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  8. ISBN 978-1-57785-755-6
    .


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