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”’Shidvar Island”’ ({{Langx|fa|جزیرهٔ شیدوَر }}) is an uninhabited island in the [[Persian Gulf]] east of the larger inhabited island of [[Lavan Island|Lavan]]. Administratively, the island forms part of the [[Lavan Rural District]] in [[Kish District]], [[Bandar Lengeh County]], [[Hormozgan Province]], Iran. The name ”shetor” or ”shotor” in Persian means [[camel]].
”’Shidvar Island”’ ({{Langx|fa|جزیرهٔ شیدوَر }}) is an uninhabited island in the [[Persian Gulf]] east of the larger inhabited island of [[Lavan Island|Lavan]]. Administratively, the island forms part of the [[Lavan Rural District]] in [[Kish District]], [[Bandar Lengeh County]], [[Hormozgan Province]], Iran.
The name ”shetor” or ”shotor” in Persian means [[camel]].
== History ==
Though the island is uninhabited, there are ruins of a stone building near the island’s southeastern corner, which suggests humans may have lived there once.<ref name=”directory”>{{cite book |last1=Scott |first1=Derek A. |title=A Directory of Wetlands in the Middle East |date=1995 |publisher=IUCN |isbn=9782831702704 |page=157 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Directory_of_Wetlands_in_the_Middle_Ea/IEDwAAAAMAAJ |access-date=13 October 2025}}</ref>
The island was designated a [[Ramsar site]] in 1999.<ref>[http://ramsar.wetlands.org/Database/Searchforsites/tabid/765/language/en-US/Default.aspx Ramsar sites database]</ref>
==Environment==
==Environment==
The whole island is part of a natural reserve called the Shidvar Wildlife Refuge. It was designated a [[Ramsar site]] in 1999.<ref>[http://ramsar.wetlands.org/Database/Searchforsites/tabid/765/language/en-US/Default.aspx Ramsar sites database]</ref> It has been designated an [[Important Bird Area]] (IBA) by [[BirdLife International]] because it supports breeding [[Socotra cormorant]]s as well as [[bird colony|colonies]] of [[bridled tern|bridled]] and [[white-cheeked tern]]s. It is also a breeding site for [[Green sea turtle|green]] and [[hawksbill sea turtle]]s.<ref name=bli>{{cite web |url= https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/8156 |title=Sheedvar island|author=<!–Not stated–> |date=2024|website= BirdLife Data Zone|publisher= BirdLife International|access-date= 2024-09-06}}</ref>
The island has been designated an [[Important Bird Area]] (IBA) by [[BirdLife International]] because it supports breeding [[Socotra cormorant]]s as well as [[bird colony|colonies]] of [[bridled tern|bridled]] and [[white-cheeked tern]]s. It is also a breeding site for [[Green sea turtle|green]] and [[hawksbill sea turtle]]s.<ref name=bli>{{cite web |url= https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/8156 |title=Sheedvar island|author=<!–Not stated–> |date=2024|website= BirdLife Data Zone|publisher= BirdLife International|access-date= 2024-09-06}}</ref>
In the 1970s,
==See also==
==See also==
