class="apple-converted-space">city and capital of Hormozgān Provinceon the southern coast ofIran, on thePersian
Gulf. The city occupies a strategic position on the
narrowStraits of Hormuz, and it is the location of the main base of theIranian Navy. Bandar Abbas is the capital and also largest city of the
province Hormozgān. At the 2006 census, its population was 367,508, in 89,404
families.
