Qeshm Island
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Qeshm Island is the largest island in the Persian Gulf, known for its strategic location, unique geological formations, and diverse ecosystems off the southern coast of Iran.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qeshm Island Geopark | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
landform ⓘ tourist destination ⓘ |
| area | approximately 1,500 square kilometres ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
coastal wetlands
ⓘ
coral reefs ⓘ mangrove forests ⓘ semi-arid desert ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Bandari people
ⓘ
Arabs ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian Arabs
|
| hasCapital | Qeshm (city) ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
Chahkooh Canyon
ⓘ
Hara mangrove forests ⓘ Star Valley ⓘ karst formations ⓘ salt caves ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Laft port
ⓘ
Qeshm port ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Hara Protected Area
ⓘ
Qeshm Island self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Qeshm Island Geopark
|
| hasTransport | Qeshm International Airport ⓘ |
| knownFor |
biodiversity
ⓘ
dhow building ⓘ eco-tourism ⓘ strategic location in the Strait of Hormuz ⓘ traditional fishing communities ⓘ unique geological formations ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Bandari dialects
ⓘ
Persian language ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| largestIslandIn | Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| length | approximately 135 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Strait of Hormuz
ⓘ
southern Iran ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Hormozgan Province
ⓘ
Qeshm (city) ⓘ
surface form:
Qeshm County
|
| locatedNear |
Bandar Abbas
ⓘ
Hormuz Island ⓘ Larak Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
shipping services ⓘ small-scale industry ⓘ tourism ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hormozgan Province
ⓘ
Hormuz Island ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Gulf islands
|
| population | over 100,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
UNESCO Global Geoparks
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO Global Geopark
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| timezone | Iran Standard Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3:30 ⓘ |
| width | up to about 40 kilometres ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Qeshm Island Geopark