Kish Island
Kish Island
جزیرهی کیش Kish | |
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      Clockwise from top: Skyline of Kish, Morvarid Bazaar, Greek Ship, Toranj Marine Hotel, Dariush Grand Hotel, Harireh old city | |
| Nickname: Pearl of the Persian Gulf | |
  Kish Island  Kish Island | |
| Coordinates: 26°32′N 53°58′E / 26.533°N 53.967°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Hormozgān Province |
| Government | |
| • Head of Free-Trade Zone | Gholam-Hossein Muzaffari |
| Area | |
| • Land | 91.5 km2 (35.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 39,853 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Website | Kish Free Zone Organization Hormozgan Province |
Kish (Persian: کیش 
listen (help·info), is a 91.5-square-kilometre (35.3 sq mi) resort island in Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, off the southern coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf. Owing to its free trade zone status, the island is touted as a consumer's paradise, with numerous malls, shopping centers, tourist attractions, and resort hotels.[1] It has an estimated population of around 140,000 residents and about 12 million visitors annually.[2]
History[change | change source]
Kish Island has been mentioned in history variously as Kamtina, Arakia (Ancient Greek: Αρακία), Arakata, and Ghiss.
In 325 BC, Alexander the Great commissioned Nearchus to set off on an expeditionary voyage to the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf. Nearchus's writings on Arakata contain the first known mention of Kish Island in antiquity.[1] When Marco Polo visited the Imperial court in China, he commented on the Emperor's wife's pearls; he was told that they were from Kish.[2][3][4]
In March 2007, the retired FBI agent turned private eye Robert A. Levinson disappeared on Kish Island where he was meeting with an American fugitive known as Dawud Salahuddin.[5]
In 2019, the singer Joss Stone was deported from the island by the Iranian customs. Iranian officials claimed the British singer did not have the proper documentation to enter the country, but Joss Stone claimed the Iranian authorities were afraid a woman singer would perform a public show in the country.[6]
Transportation[change | change source]
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The connection with Kish is carried out either by sea or by air through Kish airport and Kish port. Kish International Airport serves as the entry point for tourists who come to Kish Island.
Sports[change | change source]
Kish Island hosts the Fajr International Squash Championship, which is part of the Professional Squash Association's annual tour. Kish also holds Iran's Traditional and Heroic Games Contests. Kish is home to a multi-purpose stadium seating 1,200 spectators. Water sports are offered in Kish. Kish Island has hosted the 2006 Asian Beach Volleyball Championship.
Kish was host to an officially sanctioned FIVB beach volleyball event, the Kish Island Open 2016. Qualification rounds at the 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event took place on Kish.[7]
Major Kish Island projects[change | change source]
International Oil Bourse[change | change source]
The International Oil Bourse is a commodity exchange which opened in 2008.
Ocean Water Park[change | change source]
Ocean Water Park is a 5.6-hectare (14-acre) water park.
Kish Dolphin Park[change | change source]
The Dolphin Park is a 70-hectare (170-acre) park located at the southeast corner of Kish Island. It is surrounded by over 22,000 palm trees and includes a dolphinarium, butterfly garden, silkworm compound, bird garden, artificial rain forest, volcanic mountain, orchid garden, and cactus garden. The dolphinarium includes the largest man-made pool on the island and it exhibits dolphins, sea lions, and white whales. The Bird Garden in the park is home to more than 57 species of birds and other animals from around the world, including pelicans, ostriches, blue-and-yellow macaws, storks, toco toucans, turacos, swans, African penguins, and marsh crocodiles
See also[change | change source]
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- Bandar Lengeh
- Chabahar free trade-industrial zone, another free trade zone in Iran
- Economy of Iran
- Flower of the East, a proposed luxury hotel development on Kish Island
- Foreign Direct Investment in Iran
- Iran airshow, a semi-regular international airshow held on Kish Island
- Kish Air, a domestic airline serving Kish Island
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ Brian Nicholson and Sundeep Sahay (2003). Building Iran's Software Industry: An Assessment of Plans and Prospects sing the Software Export Success Model (PDF). Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester, UK. ISBN 1904143377.
- ↑ www.sirang.com, Sirang Rasaneh. "Kish Island, Hormozgan province - ITTO". itto.org | Iran Tourism & Touring. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ↑ Team (2024-05-18). "Kish Island in one minute". Iran Brands Review. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ↑ team, I. B. R. (2024-05-17). "Kish Island Guide: An Insider's Look at This Hidden Gem". Iran Brands Review. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ↑ Meier, Barry (2011-12-09). "Video Revives Mystery of Missing Former F.B.I. Agent". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ↑ "British Singer Joss Stone Says She's Been 'Deported' From Iran". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ↑ "Home - Kish Island".
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