Sirik (, also
Romanized as
Sirik; also
Sirik-e Kohneh , also Romanized as
Sirik-e Kohneh) is a city in and the capital of
Byaban District, in
Sirik County,
Hormozgan Province,
Iran. It overlooks the
Strait of Hormuz and contains a small harbour to the northwest of the main settlement. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,640, in 640 families. The
Minab River empties into the sea near Sirik, and a mangrove estuary is located here. To the northwest along the coast to
Bandar-e-Abbas, there are thousands of hidden caves and valleys dotted around the horn of the Strait of Hormuz.