Bandar Lengeh

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Bandar Lengeh is a port city in the Hormozgan province of Iran on the coast of the Persian Gulf.

Bandar Lengeh was for many generations a hereditary patrimony of the Qassimi Arabs, and it was only in 1898 that they were expelled from the place by a Persian force. Fact|date=February 2007

History

Bandar Lengeh was established in the 17th century AD by Arab migrants from Khobar, Saudi Arabia. They were joined by local Persians from neighbouring towns.

Lengeh was under Omani rule for 67 years, from 1759 AD to 1814 AD. After which it remained without a government for two years. Local residents then elected Sheikh Qudhaib bin Rashed bin Matar Al Qassimi as governor.

Lengeh's Rulers in the Qassimi Era
1816-1824 AD : Sheikh Qudhaib bin Rashed bin Matar
1824-1835 AD : Sheikh Mohammad bin Qudhaib bin Rashed
1835-1853 AD : Sheikh Saeed bin Qudhaib bin Rashed
1853-1874 AD : Sheikh Khalifa bin Saeed bin Qudhaib
1874-1878 AD : Sheikh Ali bin Khalifa bin Saeed
1878-1885 AD : Sheikh Yousef bin Mohammad bin Yousef
1885-1886 AD : Sheikh Qudhaib bin Rashed bin Salem
1886-1887 AD : Hedayat-Allah Khan
1887-1888 AD : Kargozar Mirza Mohammad Ali
1888-1891 AD : Mirza Ismail
1891-1897 AD : Captain Mohammad Khan
1897-1898 AD : Sheikh Mohammad bin Khalifa bin Saeed

References

*1911