Jask
Persian: جَسک
City
Cape of Jask
Cape of Jask
Jask is located in Iran
Jask
Jask
Coordinates: 25°39′11″N 57°46′54″E / 25.65306°N 57.78167°E / 25.65306; 57.78167[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyJask
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total16,860
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Jask (Persian: جاسک, Balochi: جاشک also Romanized as Jāsk; also Bandar-e Jask (Persian: بَندَرِ جاسک), (Balochi: بندن ءِ جاشک) also Romanized as Bandar-e Jāsk[3]) is a city in the Central District of Jask County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 11,133 in 2,406 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 13,810 people in 2,958 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 16,860 people in 4,415 households.[2]

Jask is a port town, about 1,690 kilometres (1,050 mi) south of Tehran,[7] situated on the Gulf of Oman.[8] It serves as the capital of Jask County,[9] and is the site of a base of the Iranian Navy which opened on October 28, 2008.[10] The base's position provides the Iranian Navy with the capability to close the Strait of Hormuz in order to block the entry of an "enemy" into the Persian Gulf. Admiral Habibollah Sayyari remarked on the base's opening that Iran was "creating a new defense front in the region, thinking of a non-regional enemy."[11]

The port of Jask is also the proposed end of the Neka-Jask pipeline. The city also has the Jask Airport.

Port of Jask

The port of Jask is a small port on the western part of Iran's coast along the Gulf of Oman. However, over the last few years it has seen a steady growth of its export freight flows to Oman, mostly agricultural products, including refrigerated, and construction materials[12]

Major developments for the port of Jask were announced by Iranian authorities in early 2019, i.e. the construction of a new terminal for oil tankers for a total investment of US$700 million, to be followed by the construction of a refinery and of a petrochemical plant. These developments are part of a total investment of US$1.8 billion centered on the construction of a new oil pipeline from Goreh, Bushehr to Jask in order to pump and export oil from Northern Iran.[13][14]

When these investments are completed in Jask, they will contribute to developing Iran's southern regional economy, as is already the case further east at Chabahar Port, and to facilitating exports through ports which do not require ships to enter the Persian Gulf through the Hormuz Strait.

History

The English people made Jask their primary commercial port in the 17th century, and in 1616 AD, a ship carrying their first shipment sailed from India and arrived at Jask. English businessmen founded the first East India Company trading post in Jask in the year 1619. Jask served as the East India Company's hub for trade and transactions with the Iranian central region up until Bandar Abbas was given responsibility for English trade. The English and Portuguese engaged in a bloody battle that ended with the Portuguese being defeated and driven from Jask in the late 1620s after the Portuguese blocked two East India Company ships from entering the port.

Language

The linguistic composition of the city:[15]

Jask linguistic composition
Language percent
Balochi
 
 70%
Bandari Farsi
 
 25%
New Persian
 
 5%

Climate

Jask has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers, warm winters and little precipitation. Due to winds blowing off the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, the city has experienced some of the highest dew points and heat indices in the world. On July 31, 2015, Jask observed a temperature of 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) degrees with a dew point of 33.0 °C (91.4 °F), leading to a heat index of 69 °C (156 °F).[16] On July 20, 2012, Jask experienced a dew point temperature of 35 °C (95 °F).[17]

Climate data for Jask (1968–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.0
(84.2) 		31.2
(88.2) 		35.0
(95.0) 		39.0
(102.2) 		44.8
(112.6) 		47.2
(117.0) 		43.0
(109.4) 		42.0
(107.6) 		42.0
(107.6) 		39.0
(102.2) 		34.0
(93.2) 		30.6
(87.1) 		47.2
(117.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.6
(74.5) 		24.2
(75.6) 		26.7
(80.1) 		30.2
(86.4) 		33.5
(92.3) 		34.9
(94.8) 		34.0
(93.2) 		32.9
(91.2) 		32.5
(90.5) 		31.8
(89.2) 		28.7
(83.7) 		25.6
(78.1) 		29.9
(85.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 20.1
(68.2) 		21.0
(69.8) 		23.6
(74.5) 		27.0
(80.6) 		30.3
(86.5) 		32.2
(90.0) 		32.1
(89.8) 		31.2
(88.2) 		30.2
(86.4) 		28.6
(83.5) 		25.1
(77.2) 		22.1
(71.8) 		27.0
(80.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1) 		17.8
(64.0) 		20.4
(68.7) 		23.7
(74.7) 		27.0
(80.6) 		29.5
(85.1) 		30.3
(86.5) 		29.4
(84.9) 		27.9
(82.2) 		25.3
(77.5) 		21.6
(70.9) 		18.6
(65.5) 		24.0
(75.2)
Record low °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8) 		8.0
(46.4) 		13.0
(55.4) 		14.0
(57.2) 		20.0
(68.0) 		18.0
(64.4) 		22.0
(71.6) 		20.0
(68.0) 		22.0
(71.6) 		18.0
(64.4) 		13.0
(55.4) 		9.0
(48.2) 		6.0
(42.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 38.6
(1.52) 		28.1
(1.11) 		26.0
(1.02) 		4.8
(0.19) 		0.0
(0.0) 		4.5
(0.18) 		1.3
(0.05) 		0.1
(0.00) 		0.0
(0.0) 		3.4
(0.13) 		7.4
(0.29) 		25.1
(0.99) 		139.3
(5.48)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 3.0 2.2 2.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.6 1.9 11.2
Average relative humidity (%) 61 64 66 66 67 71 77 78 76 69 63 62 68
Average dew point °C (°F) 12.3
(54.1) 		13.9
(57.0) 		16.9
(62.4) 		20.1
(68.2) 		23.5
(74.3) 		26.3
(79.3) 		27.5
(81.5) 		26.9
(80.4) 		25.5
(77.9) 		22.3
(72.1) 		17.5
(63.5) 		14.5
(58.1) 		20.6
(69.1)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 234.5 233.0 247.0 285.5 319.2 283.1 219.4 240.5 266.3 291.8 272.7 249.2 3,142.2
Source: Iran Meteorological Organization (records),[18] (temperatures),[19] (precipitation),[20] (humidity),[21] (days with precipitation),[22] (sunshine)[23]

See also

Media related to Jask at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 September 2023). "Jask, Jask County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Jask can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067830" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of two districts and eight rural districts in Jask County in Hormozgan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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  8. ^ Samuel Barrett Miles; Robin Bidwell (1997). The Countries and Tribes of the Persian Gulf. Garnet & Ithaca Press. p. 185. ISBN 1-873938-56-X.
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  12. ^ Organization, Ports & Maritime. "98% increase in Jask Port exports". Ports & Maritime Organization. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Iran to spend $700m for developing Jask region". The Iran Project. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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  16. ^ Samenow, Jason. "Iran city hits suffocating heat index of 165 degrees, near world record". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  17. ^ "Historical Weather on Friday, July 20, 2012 at Jask, Iran - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  18. ^ *"Highest record temperature in Jask by Month 1968–2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  19. ^ *"Average Maximum temperature in Jask by Month 1968–2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  20. ^ "Monthly Total Precipitation in Jask by Month 1968–2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  21. ^ "Average relative humidity in Jask by Month 1983–2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  22. ^ "No. Of days with precipitation equal to or greater than 1 mm in Jask by Month 1968–2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  23. ^ "Monthly total sunshine hours in Jask by Month 1968–2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
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