Qeshm Island

Qeshm is the largest island in the Persian Gulf and this island is located a few kilometers off the southern coast of Iran (Persian Gulf), opposite the port cities of Bandar Abbas and Bandar Khamir. The island, which hosts a 300 square kilometer free zone jurisdiction, is 135 km long; the island is just 60 kilometers from the Omani port of Khasab, and about 180 kilometers from the UAE Port Rashid. Qeshm is famous for its wide range of Eco tourist attractions such as the Hara marine forests. According to environmentalists, about 1.5% of the world’s birds and 25% of Iran’s native birds annually migrate to the forests, which are the first national geopark. An ancient Portuguese castle, historic mosques, Seyyed Mozaffar and Bibi Maryam shrines, various ponds, and mangrove forests are among the tourist attractions in the island, which sits across the azure waters of the Persian Gulf. Several domes, salty caves, the preserved area in Shibderaz Village where Hawksbill turtles hatch, as well as numerous ports and wharves, are among the tourist potentials of the island. The Naz Islands are located at the south wing of Qeshm Island. Oysters, corals, colorful fishes, and sea birds in these islands attract many tourists. It is possible to walk toward the island on soft and wet gravel through a gravel connection way between these islands and Qeshm at the time of the ebb.
Qeshm is also a supposed site of the Garden of Eden according to Castells Bible.