Kuhestak

Kuhestak
Persian: کوهستک
City
Kuhestak is located in Iran
Kuhestak
Kuhestak
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 26°48′14″N 57°01′36″E / 26.80389°N 57.02667°E / 26.80389; 57.02667
CountryIran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountySirik
DistrictBemani
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
3,060
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kuhestak (Persian: کوهستک) is a small coastal city in, and the capital of, Bemani District of Sirik County, Hormozgan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Bemani Rural District. The city has a harbour facing onto the Strait of Hormuz.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Kuhestak's population was 2,449 in 430 households, when it was a village in Bemani Rural District of the former Byaban District of Minab County. The following census in 2011 counted 2,548 people in 591 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sirik County. The rural district was transferred to the new Bemani District. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,060 people in 746 households, when Kuhestak had been elevated to the status of a city.

History

IRGC Navy

In 1986 the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy deployed HY-2 Silkworm cruse missiles near Kuhestak. By 2009, the Iranian Navy had Hudong fast missile-carrying boats equipped with Silkworm missiles based in Kuhestak. By 2014, the Kuhestak Missile Battery, with missile facilities and engaging in missile technical design and engineering, was located in Kuhestak.

2026 wedding attack

On 1 September 2026, amidst the 2026 Iran war, the United States military allegedly launched an airstrike on a home in the area hosting a wedding party. Five people were killed and over 60 injured.

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Koohastak, Kouhestak, Kūhastak, Kūhestak, and Kūhistak

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 November 2024). "Kuhestak, Sirik County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hormozgan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Kuhestak at GEOnet Names Server
  4. 1 2 Davodi, Parviz (14 April 2018) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Hormozgan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 158927/T38028K. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and establishment of 15 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Minab County under Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 53/1/9429. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  6. ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hormozgan 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): Hormozgan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  8. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approved 29 June 1391]. Approval letter regarding the transformation of the villages of Tazian-e Pain, Kuhestak, Tirur and Lamazan into cities. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 4/1/42/136808; Letter 158802/T38854; Notification 217529/T47736K. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  9. ↑ William C Potter, Harlan W Jencks (2019). The International Missile Bazaar
  10. ↑ Edward Burman {2009). China and Iran
  11. ↑ Abdullah Toukan (November 24, 2014). "Iran’s Nuclear Missile Delivery Capability", Center for International and Strategic Studies.
  12. ↑ "Iranian Space Capabilities and Support to Military Operations," Army.mil, July 2020.
  13. ↑ Makoii, Akhtar (4 September 2026). "How a US glide bomb soaked an Iranian wedding in blood". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
  14. ↑ "In Iranian town, a wedding shattered by deadly strike during US air attack". South China Morning Post. Associated Press. 3 September 2026. Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  15. ↑ Triebert, Christiaan; Browne, Malachy; Fassihi, Farnaz; Solomon, Erika (2 September 2026). "In Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy". New York Times. Retrieved 4 September 2026.