Bandar Abbas

Location: Located on the north side of the Strait of Hormuz on the southern coast of Iran, it is the capital of Abbas Province.

Importance: One of the most important cargo transshipment centers in the Persian Gulf region, with modern loading and unloading facilities and a vast yard capable of handling a large amount of import and export cargo.

Bushehr

Location: Located on the southwest coast of Iran, bordering the northeast side of the Persian Gulf.

Importance: Iran’s second largest port, an important gateway for trade between Iran and South Asia, East Africa and other regions.

Chabahar

Location: Located in southeastern Iran, close to the Pakistani border.

Importance: Iran’s important channel to the Indian Ocean and an important node in the “Belt and Road” initiative.

In addition, there are other major ports such as Bandar Imam Khomeini, Khorramshahr, Kish Island, and Qeshm Island.