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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 | |
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  Kish Island  Kish Island | |
| Coordinates: 26°32′N 53°58′E / 26.533°N 53.967°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Hormozgān Province |
| County | Bandar Lengeh County |
| District | Kish District |
| City | Kish |
| Government | |
| • Head of Free-Trade Zone | Mohammad Kabiri |
| 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 ⓘ), 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. The island constitutes the city of Kish. Owing to its free trade zone status, the island is marketed as a consumer's paradise, offering shopping centers, tourist attractions, and resort hotels.[1] It has an estimated population of around 40,000 residents and about 12 million visitors annually.[2]
- ^ 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.
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