Laft Persian:لافت | |
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 Laft harbor | |
  Laft | |
| Coordinates:26°53′50″N55°45′40″E / 26.89722°N 55.76111°E /26.89722; 55.76111[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Hormozgan |
| County | Qeshm |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 4,668 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Laft (Persian:لافت)[a] is a city in theCentral District ofQeshm County,Hormozgan province,Iran. Laft is more than 2,000 years old. It is onQeshm Island in theStraits of Hormuz, to the southwest ofBandar Abbas.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Laft's population was 3,899 in 765 households, when it was a village inHowmeh Rural District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 4,105 people in 952 households.[5] At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 4,668 people in 1,216 households.[2]
Laft was elevated to the status of a city after the census.[6]
Laft is surrounded byHara forests (mangroves). The most obvious architectural features of the houses is their variously-sized windbreaks (windtowers). The people of Laft constructed them for making the inner space of the building cool in summer. The buildings of Laft are constructed close to each other, with winding and narrow alleys.
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Historical monuments in Laft includeNaderi Castle, a square-shaped castle with four towers; two rounded dome-likereservoirs; aburial ground in which some of the inscriptions are dated to 1000 years ago; and the shrines of Seyed HassanMansor, Sheikh Tousi, and Sheikh AndarAbi. Behind the castle, in a crater, 366Tala (Golden) wells were dug for gathering the rainwater, one for each day of theleap year in Iran. Some historians believe that these wells date from the time of theAchaemenian andSassanian dynasties.[citation needed]
At Laft harbor, there is a dock which is related toMedian, Achaemenian, and Sassanian dynasties.[citation needed] This dock is about 130 m long and the main seabed thick of about 7 m. The walls at the dock are about 3 m that are made up bevelled stones.
Near Laft a 220 kV-powerline crosses Ghesm strait.
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Across from Laft andKhamir harbors, there is a very small island which is named Sheikh AndarAbi. Some parts of this small island are covered with water athigh tide. The distance between Laft harbor and Sheikh AndarAbi Island can be covered by a speedboat in less than 5 minutes. At the north margin of Sheikh AndarAbi Island, the surface of the land is lower than other parts of the island and there are many Hara trees. At the southeast margin of the island there is a famous dome which is popular as the Shrine of Sheikh AndarAbi or Qadamgah-e Sheikh (footprint of the Sheikh). At high tide seawater covers the majority of the Island. Nowadays, nobody lives there, and fishermen and sailors are still respecting this island.
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