Minab is a city in the southeast of Iran not far from Bandar Abbas. It is famous for fishing and for farming. It is in the official way between Bandar Abbas and the Makran and Baluchistan province. The population are Shi'a and the dialect of Persian they speak is Minabi which is something between Bandari and Balochi. Once a week, a well known bazaar called "Panjshanbe bazar" orin Minabi dialect "peyshanbe Bazar" (Persian: Thursday's Market or bazaar), occurs in Minab.

In ancient times had name of Harmozia (or Harmozeia) and was important city of Persian empire.