26°17′N 54°31′E / 26.283°N 54.517°E
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| Location | Faror Island, Iran |
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| Coordinates | 26°17′34″N 54°30′06″E / 26.292639°N 54.501778°E |
| Tower | |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Height | 17 m (56 ft)  |
| Shape | square pyramidal tower |
| Markings | white and red horizontal band tower[1][2] |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Range | 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s |
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| Location | Lesser Farvar Island, Iran |
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| Coordinates | 26°07′06″N 54°26′44″E / 26.11825°N 54.445528°E |
| Tower | |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower[3][4] |
| Shape | square pyramidal tower |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Range | 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s |
Faror or Farvar Island (Persian: فرور) is an island in Hormozgan Province in Iran. It is located 58 kilometres (36 mi) from the city of Abu Moussa and 227 kilometres (141 mi) from Bandar Abbas. The island is largely uninhabited, except for a few government officials. Greater Farvar Island is situated in one of the world's earthquake belts. The remains of ruined buildings and water wells on the island testify to the presence of some settlements in the past. The island also contains a vast deposit of iron which is estimated to be at approximately 15,000 tons. As of 2016, the island is used by a detachment of IRGC Navy marines (Sepah Navy Special Force).[5]
Farvar Island is 14.5 by 7.5 km (9.0 by 4.7 mi) in size, 26.20 km2 (10.12 sq mi) in area, and reaches a height of 476 metres (1,562 ft). Administratively, Farvar and Little Farvar are part of the Central District of Abumusa County.
