Hormuz is derived from the Persian ''Ohrmuzd'', meaning ''

Ahura Mazda Ahura Mazda (; ae, , translit=Ahura Mazdā; ), also known as Oromasdes, Ohrmazd, Ahuramazda, Hoormazd, Hormazd, Hormaz and Hurmuz, is the creator deity in Zoroastrianism. He is the first and most frequently invoked spirit in the ''Yasna''. ...

''. It may refer to: * The

Strait of Hormuz The Strait of Hormuz ( fa, تنگه هرمز ''Tangeh-ye Hormoz'' ar, مَضيق هُرمُز ''Maḍīq Hurmuz'') is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the ...

in the Persian Gulf *

Hormuz District Hormuz District ( fa, بخش هرمز) is a district (bakhsh) in Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,699, in 1,143 families. The District has one city: Hormuz, Iran, Hormuz. The District has no Rural Dis ...

, an administrative subdivision of Iran * Hormuz Island, an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf * Hormuz, Iran, a city on the island and in the district *

Hormuz, Fars Hormud ( fa, هرمود, also Romanized as Hormūd, Harmood, and Harmud; also known as Hormoz, Hormūd-e Bāgh, and Hormuz) is a village in Sahray-ye Bagh Rural District, Sahray-ye Bagh District, Larestan County, Fars Province, Iran ...

, a village in Fars Province, Iran *

Hormuz, Kerman , native_name_lang = fa , settlement_type = Village , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_alt = , image_caption = , image_flag = , flag_alt = , ...

, a village in Kerman Province, Iran * Hormuz, alternate name of the village

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, Fars Province, Iran * The Kingdom of Ormus (11th Century–1622) * Hormuz Formation, a geologic salt feature in Iran

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