Buneh (variously Jazīreh-ye Būneh) is a low-lying island in

Khuzestan Khuzestan Province (also spelled Xuzestan; fa, استان خوزستان ''Ostān-e Xūzestān'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz and it covers ...

, Iran.

Location and geography

Buneh Island is located in the far north of the

Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Persis, Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a Mediterranean sea (oceanography), me ...

, at the mouth of Musa Bay, and is one of the four major islands in the estuary Hvor e-Musi. Nearby islands include

Dara Island Dara (Persian: دارا) is an Iranian non-residential island in the Persian Gulf. The island is located in the mouth of Musa Bay. This island is a habitat for aquatic and coastal birds, including terns and coral reef A coral reef is an un ...

and Qabre Nakhoda Island. The island has an area of and from the mainland to the east is away. Buneh extending a length of in an east–west, and the maximum altitude is above sea level

References

Populated places in Qazvin County Islands of Iran Islands of the Persian Gulf {{Iran-geo-stub