Bandar Lengeh Iran

Bandar Lengeh

Bandar Lengeh township is 1631 km. far from Tehran. The climate of this city is hot and humid. To a great extend, "Gougana" port was today Bandar Lengeh which was very important commercial port in Achaemenian era, but due to historical transformation its briskness decreased.
In the year 1760 AD., Javasem Arabs of southern coasts of the Persian Gulf, occupied Qeshm island and Bandar Lengeh through extensive migration. In the time of Karim Khan Zand (1743-1773), marine communication facilities in the Persian Gulf caused considerable commercial prosperity in this port and improved more due to Shiraz caravan road.

In Ghajar time, this city was famous as the Bride of Iran’s ports. Till 1896 AD., Jasem Arabs had domination over this port. In 1889, French Consulate was established in Bandar Lengeh and customs of Bandar Abbas and Bandar Lengeh were administered by Belgians. In 1898 AD., one of the governmental families of Bandar Lengeh, due to weakness of the central government, took the power but after a short time he was dismissed.
In the late Ghajar time, Bandar Lengeh fell into decay and since beginning of World War I till the end of World war II (1945), due to the outbreak of contagious diseases and famine, the city lost its real features. Today, Bandar Lengeh is a thriving city and commercial activities are developing over there.
Important natural, historical and religious sites of Bandar Lengeh are:
Abgarm Badoon, Ask, Malayeji, Charak, Fariab and Fotouyeh hot water springs,
Coasts and Islands of Lavan, Hendourabi and Shatvar,
Shatvar wildlife refuge, Lashtan castle,
Malek-e-bn Abbas mosque.