Minab

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Minab
Minab (Iran)
Minab
Minab
Location in Iran
Coordinates: 27°09′N 57°04′E / 27.15, 57.067
Country Iran
Province Hormozgan Province

Minab is a city in the southeast of Iran not far from Bander Abbas. It is famous for fishing and for farming. It is in the official way between Bandar Abbas and the Makran and Baluchistan province. The population are Shi'a and the dialect of Persian they speak is between Bandari and Balochi. It has a large shopping day on Thursdays called "Panjshanbe Bazaar".

In ancient times had name of Harmozia (or Harmozeia) and was important city of Persian empire.