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Giahdan
Giahdan ( fa, گياهدان, also Romanized as Gīāhdān and Geyāhdān; also known as Giadūn) is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Qeshm County Qeshm County ( fa, شهرستان قشم) is in Hormozgan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the w ..., Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,416, in 507 families. The village suffered heavily in the 2005 Qeshm earthquake. References Populated places in Qeshm County {{Qeshm-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Qeshm Earthquake
The 2005 Qeshm earthquake occurred on November 27 at 13:52 IRST (10:22 UTC) on the sparsely populated Qeshm Island off Southern Iran, killing 13 people and devastating 13 villages. It was Iran's second major earthquake of 2005, following the one at Zarand in February. The epicenter was about south of Tehran, close to Iran's southern borders. Initial measurements showed that the earthquake registered about 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale, although that was reduced to 5.8 after further analysis. More than 400 minor aftershocks followed the main quake, 36 of which were greater than magnitude 2.5. The earthquake occurred in a remote area during the middle of the day, limiting the number of fatalities. Iranian relief efforts were effective and largely adequate, leading the country to decline offers of support from other nations and UNICEF. Qeshm Island is part of the Simply Folded Belt, the most seismically active part of the Zagros fold and thrust belt. Similar to most earthquak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
