Qeshm is an arrow-shaped Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz, separated from the mainland by the Clarence Strait/Khuran in the Persian Gulf. It is the largest island in Iran.
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Qeshm is an arrow-shaped Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz, separated from the mainland by the Clarence Strait/Khuran in the Persian Gulf. It is the largest island in Iran.
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Hengam Island is an Iranian island located south of Qeshm Island, Iran, in the Persian Gulf.
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Hormozgan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, in Iran's Region 2, facing Oman, UAE and the Hormuz Straits. Its area is 70,697 km², and its provincial capital is Bandar Abbas. The province has fourteen islands in the Persian Gulf and 1,000 km of coastline.
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The island of Qechm, or Qeshm, is located off the southern coast of Iran, from which it is separated by the Clarence Strait, in the eastern part of the Persian Gulf, in the Strait of Hormuz. At one hundred kilometres long, it is the largest island in Iran and the Persian Gulf.
On the rocky and almost barren land of the island, dates and melons are grown where irrigation is possible. Fishing, animal husbandry and related economic activities are also a source of income for the local population.
Wild canyons and red sandy beaches, canyons sculpted by water and wind over the centuries, mangroves that are true natural paradises, salt caves, picturesque port villages with their wind towers are made up here in Qeshm which makes the place amazing also thanks to on an azure blue sea !
Although touristy, Qeshm remains untouched by frenetic modernity and has managed to perpetuate a culture of its own. Between dance, music and traditional food you will be completely immersed in another world !
You can visit the Chakooh Canyon one of Qeshm canyon, or also salt mines for example.
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