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Seaports in Iran
Iran has 18 portsin the World Port Index — 4 medium and 14 smaller harbours. They sit on Persian Gulf; Indian Ocean, Gulf of Oman; Indian Ocean, Strait of Hormuz; Indian Ocean. Below: how they split by size, and the biggest harbours. From the NGA World Port Index, snapshot 2026-06-22.
PORTS18
LARGE · MEDIUM0 · 4
ONPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean
By harbour size
Large0 · 0%
Medium4 · 22%
Small6 · 33%
Very small8 · 44%
Biggest ports in Iran
The largest harbours in the snapshot, with their water body and harbour type.
mediumBandar AbbasStrait of Hormuz; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · IR BNDmax 366 m
mediumAbadanPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · River (Natural) · IR ABD
mediumBushehrPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · IR BUZ
mediumKhorramshahrPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · River (Natural) · IR KHO
smallBandar-E Shahid RejaieStrait of Hormuz; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · IR BSRmax 290 m
smallBandar KhomeyniPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · Open Roadstead · IR BKM
smallBandar-E MahshahrPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · River (Natural) · IR MRX
smallJazireh-Ye SirriPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · Open Roadstead · IR SXI
smallKharg Island Oil TerminalPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · Open Roadstead · IR KHK
smallSirus Oil TerminalPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · Open Roadstead · IR CYT
very smallChah BaharGulf of Oman; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · IR ZBRmax 320 m
very smallBandar Taheri Offshore TerminalPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Natural)max 220 m
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