Qeshm
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Iran's Qeshm Island commemorates 91st anniversary of British expulsion
A ceremony named "The Flag is Up" was held on December 19, 2024, on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, with Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, Commander of the Iranian Army’s Naval Forces, in attendance.
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Iran’s Qeshm and Russia’s Krasnodar sign ‘sisterhood’ MoU
Moscow, IRNA - The Iranian resort Persian Gulf island of Qeshm and Russia’s Krasnodar lying along the Kuban River have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establishing sister- city relationships in a ceremony hosted by the Russian side.
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Photo: Asghar Besharati
Grey mangrove saplings planted in Iran’s Qeshm
Some 2,000 saplings of grey mangrove (avicennia marina) were planted in the historic port of Guran located in the west of Qeshm Island in southern Iran on January 5, 2024 as part of a forestation program in one of the country’s key natures reserves.
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Fire contained at Qeshm port
Three cargo barges caught fire on October 8, 2023, at Bahman Port on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf. The barges were carrying imported goods, including tobacco. (IRNA photos/Asghar Besharati)
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Chel Bani; traditional fishery technique practiced in Iran's Qeshm
Chel Bani is a traditional fishery technique used in the west of Qeshm Island in southern Iran. Local fishermen use a smart combination of woods and nets in small bays in the Persian Gulf to catch sea animals, especially shrimp. (IRNA photos/ Asghar Besharati).
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Razif Khani, traditional ritual in Iran Qeshm Island
Razif Khani, a traditional ritual in which the sailors sing, is regarded as one of the beautiful attractions of Bandar-e Laft in the center of the southern Iranian island of Qeshm.
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Naaz islands in Persian Gulf
The Naaz Islands are two tiny Islands only a 1000 meters away from the shores of Iran's Qeshm in southern Iran. Camel riding and using jet ski can be the most remarkable part of your visit to the Naaz Islands. Qeshm Island, Iran. March 25, 2023. IRNA/Asghar Besharati.
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Trainer plane crashes in southern Iran
Qeshm, IRNA – A trainer plane crashed into the Persian Gulf near southern Iranian island of Qeshm on Saturday, governor-general of the island said.
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Endangered hawksbill sea turtles on way to Persian Gulf waters
Qeshm, IRNA – Hawksbill sea turtles, likely to become extinct, have hatched out of the eggs and are on way to the southern Iranian waters of the Persian Gulf early on Sunday.
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1st phase of Qeshm ultra-heavy crude oil refinery becomes operational
Bandar Abbas, IRNA – First phase of the Pasargad Energy Development Company’s Qeshm ultra-heavy crude oil refinery project has officially become operative in the presence of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi.
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Mangrove forest, a miracle of nature
Tehran, IRNA – Mangrove forests in southern Iran are among the most valuable jungle ecosystems in the world, spanning 20,000 acres across three of Iran's Persian Gulf provinces.
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Over 40,000 tons of products exported from Iran's Qeshm island
Qeshm, April 28, IRNA - Over 40,000 tons of products worth $101 million were exported through the customs of Iran's Qeshm island during the last Iranian year (started on March 21, 2020), said the Director General of the Qeshm Customs Office of Hormozgan province Ali Homayouni.