where did it get its name?
From Kingdom of Ormus and the name "Ormuz" derives from the local Persian word "Hur-mogh" meaning date palm
Strait of Hormuz
In the 10th17th centuries AD, the Kingdom of Ormus, which seems to have given the strait its name, was located here. Scholars, historians and linguists derive the name "Ormuz" from the local Persian word "Hur-mogh" meaning date palm.
what was the scale of 2005 qeshm earthquake? 5.8 where did it occur? Qeshm Island off Southern Iran any casualties because of it? 13 People were killed describe in few words the damage it caused? In Zirang, a village on Qeshm, 80 percent of the buildings were demolished. Seven villages experienced extensive damage, and 13 villages were destroyed what is the terminology for the scale which measures the intensity of an earthquake? Moment magnitude scale is there any short definition for it? It is a measure of an earthquake's magnitude based on its seismic moment (a measure of the work done by the earthquake) is there any theory on it? Yes. Dislocation theory is used to determine part of an earthquake's focal mechanism and to show that a dislocation was indeed equivalent to a double couple who proposed such a theory? Vito Volterra who is he? UNANSWERABLE what are some of the parameters in relation to the moment magnitude scale? UNANSWERABLE what is the location of the region where the earthquake happened? The Strait of Hormuz, Iran is there any kind of trade at the strait of hormuz? Yes. 40% of all world-traded oil
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Strait of Hormuz [SEP] Etymology
The opening to the Persian Gulf was described, but not given a name, in the "Periplus of the Erythraean Sea", a 1st-century mariner's guide: In the 10th17th centuries AD, the Kingdom of Ormus, which seems to have given the strait its name, was located here. Scholars, historians and linguists derive the name "Ormuz" from the local Persian word "Hur-mogh" meaning date palm. In the local dialects of Hurmoz and Minab this strait is still called Hurmogh and has the aforementioned meaning. The resemblance of this word with the name of the Zoroastrian god "Hormoz" (a variant of "Ahura Mazda") has resulted in the popular belief that these words are related.