Bandar Lengeh

Lengeh was a center for trade between Oman and Iran for over 60 years, from 1759 to 1814. After 1814, Bandar Abbas played a major role in regional trade. At around 7 pm on December 28, 2024, a suicide bomber detonated his car near the Bandar Lengeh Intelligence Police building, killing both the suicide bomber and the police chief. Fuad Moradzadeh, the city's governor, denounced the suicide bomber as a terrorist. In June 2025, the Israeli Defence Forces attacked Iranian warnships docked near the city. On March 6, 2026, amidst the 2026 Iran war, the United States Navy struck two Shahid Soleimani-class corvettes while they were anchored off the city's coast. From April 5 to 6, 2026, strikes hit both Bandar Lengeh and the nearby city of Kong. At least 6 people were killed and 17 were wounded. ==Demographics==

Language The linguistic composition of the city: Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 25,303 in 5,589 households. The following census in 2011 counted 30,478 people in 6,735 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 30,435 people in 8,452 households. == Climate==

Bandar Lengeh has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is very low, and mostly falls from December to March. == Gallery ==

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