Miankaleh peninsula
شبهجزیره میانکاله Miyānkāle peninsula | |
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  Miankaleh peninsula | |
| Coordinates: 36°53′00″N 53°45′00″E / 36.8833°N 53.75°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Māzandarān Province |
| Sea | Caspian Sea |
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| Official name | Miankaleh Peninsula, Gorgan Bay and Lapoo-Zaghmarz Ab-bandan |
| Designated | 23 June 1975 |
| Reference no. | 36[1] |
Miyānkāle peninsula (Persian: شبهجزیره میانکاله) is a long, narrow peninsula in Behshahr County of Māzandarān Province in the north of Iran situated in the extreme south-eastern part of the Caspian Sea. The elongate peninsula is 48 kilometres (30 miles) long, and between 1.3 and 3.2 kilometres (1,400 and 3,500 yards) wide.
It sets apart the Gorgan Bay from the Caspian Sea. The elevation of the peninsula from the sea level is 23 meters. Four villages are situated on it, namely: Ashuradeh, Qezel-e shomali, Qezel-Mehdi, and Qavasatl. The city situated at the opposite side of the peninsula's end is Bandar Torkaman. The island of Ashuradeh lies off the eastern tip of the peninsula.
- ^ "Miankaleh Peninsula, Gorgan Bay and Lapoo-Zaghmarz Ab-bandan". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.