Back جزيرة آشورادا Arabic Aşur ada Azerbaijani Ашурадэ Byelorussian Asurada Catalan Ӏашур-Ада CE Jazīreh-ye Mīānkāleh CEB Ašuradeh Czech Aschūradeh German Aŝuradeh Esperanto Ashuradeh Spanish
 Ashuradeh Island at the LandSat-5 satellite image (01-Apr-1995, Caspian Sea waters high level) | |
  Ashuradeh | |
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| Coordinates | 36°54′21″N 53°58′52″E / 36.90583°N 53.98111°E |
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Ashūradeh (Persian: آشوراده), or Ashur Ada, besides Esmaeilsay and Akaz islands, is one of the islands off the Iranian coast on the Caspian Sea (Gorgan Bay).[1] Ashuradeh's surface area is 800 hectares (2,000 acres). It is located on the eastern end of the Miankaleh peninsula in the county of Behshahr of Māzandarān Province of Iran, 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) from Bandar Torkaman and 23 kilometers (14 mi) from Gorgan.[2]
The island can be reached via Bandar Torkaman. Over 40% of Iran's caviar is produced near Ashūradeh Island.[3]
- ^ "Akaz Island".
- ^ "Ashooradeh Island". Archived from the original on 2007-04-10. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ Caviar in Iran[permanent dead link]