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Hormuz and Qeshm Iran Persian Gulf Islands
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Hormuz is located on the Straits of Hormuz, the narrows at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. The Straits have been mentioned fairly often in news over the last few decades because of their strategic importance • IRAN 2019 | Two Beautiful islands in the Persian Gulf • https://www.tubebuddy.com/sweetsourtr... • Hormuz island is a special place, this is a geological wonderland… • PORTUGUESE CASTLE • The Fort of Our Lady of the Conception, also known as the Portuguese Castle, is a red stone fortress on Hormuz Island, Iran. It is one of the last surviving monuments of Portuguese colonial rule in the Persian Gulf. Ormuz (or Hormuz) was an important maritime city and a small kingdom near the entrance to the Persian Gulf • RAINBOW VALLEY • Hormuz Island is a dome-shaped salty Island located in the Strait of Hormuz, about 8 kilometers off the Iranian coast. The island is arid (the climate is very hot in summer), covered by sedimentary rock and layers of volcanic material. There are many virgin beaches and the mountains are amazingly colorful. • • QESHM ISLAND • PORTUGUESE FORTRESS • This fortress was built by the Portuguese in the 16th century when they seized Qeshm in a strategic effort to maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz. The fortress was used for over a century, and today, four watchtowers, a number of cannons, and two cisterns still exist. • KHORBAS CAVE • Overlooking the Persian Gulf, Khorbas Cave is part natural, part man-made. The caves are connected from the inside by a series of tunnels said to have been carved out by ancient Iranians. It is said that this cave may have been used as a look-out system to warn against impending attacks. • VALLEY OF THE STARS • Locals believe that a star once fell on this area thereby creating the rocky shapes that make it seem as if from another planet. In fact, it is the result of years of erosion by heavy precipitation. The valley is composed of marl and sandstone, and the rock formations vary from tall pillars, creating canyon-like paths, to hollowed-out spaces and smooth, round stones. With a little imagination, the eye can make out the shapes of faces, hands, animals, and even the map of Iran. A short hike to the top and you can see the layered mountain rock embedded with seashells. Local legend has it that the Valley of the Stars is full of ruh [spirits]. • CHAHKOOH PASS • The striking natural beauty of Chahkooh, literally mountain of wells, has been named as such because of the wells at the beginning of the pass. The pass starts out wide but becomes more narrow, the walls nearly touching at some parts. Similar to the Valley of the Stars, Chahkooh is the result of erosion from rainwater on sedimentary stone. • This valley which has been created in a layer of sand and due to the existence of marl layers, silt and lime and their dissolving erosion in holes, several beautiful ruts have been created. Since the floor of the valley is the place on which water flows after each time raining, the locals have graved well (Chah in Persian) on it to make use of water, so the name “Chahkooh’ which means “Mount Well” has accordingly been chosen for it. • NAZ ISLAND • Situated on the southern coast of Qeshm. At low tide, you can stroll on the soft sand full of colorful seashells and coral • HARA FOREST • Located just behind Qeshm’s northern ‘fin,’ this forest is an 8,000-hectare biosphere reserve of mangroves, or hara as they are known locally • Royalty Free Music from Bensound • Royalty Free Music from Wondershare Filmora
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