Kish Island

Kish Grand Recreational Pier has been constructed by piling method, with a wooden deck. The pier has four satellite spaces. The pier is 437 meters long and 18 meters wide. Tourists can visit this pier and enjoy the natural scenery and the varied and colorful fish of Kish coral beaches. Kish Island Recreational Pier Phase 1 was built in 20 months and opened in 2006.

In the satellite spaces of this pier, various restaurants and teahouses are placed and most marine recreational services are offered to tourists on this pier. This pier is located at the end of Darya Boulevard. Kish Grand Recreational Pier is a perfect place for walking, sightseeing, and fishing. You can also see large batches of fish, sea turtles, and seabirds.

Today, this ship has become one of the tourist attractions of Kish Island. It was on July 26, 1966, when the ship sank near the village of Baghu and remained there to this day. The Greek ship was built in Glasgow in 1943 by William Hamilton. When the ship was built, it weighed 7,061 tons and a length of 136 meters. Through time, this ship has had many Iranian and English owners, and interestingly, its last owner was a Greek and the present name of the ship is because of the Greek ship.

The Greek ship had many names such as Empire Trumpet, Necheralist, Cyrus Parsi, Hamedan, and when the ship sank, his name was Kula F. (These names are written in order). The beautiful beach of this region, along with the Greek ship, creates a beautiful view. Sitting on rocks or beach sands by the beach, enjoying the sunset and sound of waves alongside the Greek ship while the sky is getting darker, the sound of seagulls is less heard and silence is slowly spreading everywhere, is a unique experience.

This beach, the west coast of Kish Island, is home to the Greek ship. Many professional photographers come to this beach and capture fantastic images. The ship is their subject, and the sea and sunset make the photos much more beautiful.

Marjan Beach Park, located adjacent to Marjan Bazaar, is one of the most beautiful sights of Kish, connecting the coral market to the sea. Many travelers and residents of the island spend their recreational time next to the park and enjoy the beautiful coastal views of Kish.

The charming pavilions and landscaping of this beach park create a good opportunity to visit the sea and beautiful landscapes of the surrounding nature regardless of the commotion of the market, and during your stay on Kish Island, visit this area which has a very clear and pleasant beach and take memorable photos. In addition, watching the sunrise from this park is an unforgettable memory.

Mir Mohanna Coastal Park and Jetty are located on the north and northwest coast of Kish Island and Mir Mohanna recreational pier is also located in this park. This large public park extends from Khatam al-Anbiata Mosque in Jask Square on the coastal strip, in phase 1 of the park with an area of about 41,000 square meters with sidewalks, pavilion, and barbecue and parking lots for tourists.

One of the features of phase one of the park is that it is located next to the Khatam al-Anbia Mosque, the beach prayer hall, the Arab Bazaar, the public library, the fish market. Tourists can enjoy watching and buying the fresh fish south of the bike path, several buffets, and a teahouse. Also, most of the time at the end of phase 1 of the park next to the fishing pier, you can enjoy watching the free turtles. Tourists and residents can fish on the Mir Mohanna recreational pier at authorized times.

If you visit the eastern shores of the Silver Fam coast of the Persian Gulf, you will see from a distance a statue that is reminiscent of coastal people. As you get closer, seeing a 12-meter-tall fisherman, in addition to your astonishment and amazement, puts a gentle smile of satisfaction on your face, which caresses the artistic sense of every visitor. Fisherman Beach Park with an area of ​​4,000 square meters has been built on the eastern shores of the coast of Kish, and observe the beauty of this coastal park, holding the record for the largest figurative sculpture in the country from a height of 12 meters to 

In The Fisherman Beach Park, two fountains are erected in both the eastern and western directions of the park and are connected by a 100-meter length river. Beautiful resorts under the shade of tall trees on the beaches of Kish invite every passer-by to relax for a few minutes. Together with your family, you will feel a relaxed and cheerful feeling on the traditional paving of this beautiful park. It is worth mentioning that creating new attractions on the beaches of Kish to create new spaces in the coastal environments is one of the development programs of the Kish Free Zone Organization and so far various parks have been built with various activities for families on the beaches of Kish.

Another recreational sight of Kish Island is The City Park. Kish City Park is a fun space for Kish residents and tourists to spend their leisure time. In addition to green spaces, artificial lakes, sports and health spaces, bike and skating rink, waterfront, and flower square, there is also a suitable space for disabled people to use.

45% of the park area is green space and plant species adapted with Kish climate and beautiful urban furniture are used and the sidewalls of the park are decorated with paintings by Kish artists. There are also pavilions for families to rest and accommodate to make the best use of the available spaces during visiting the park.

The artificial lake created in Kish City Park is the first large lake in Kish, in which 20 to 30 pedal boats have been launched for families to have fun in a quiet atmosphere. Some spaces of this park, including the children’s playground, are designed to be roofed and usable until the summer, and people can make optimal use of these spaces during the hot days of the year. Creating a parking lot in a space of one hectare and a modern amusement park in a space of five hectares are other programs of the Free Zone Organization to develop the city park and create a fun space for the island residents to fill their leisure time.

The sidewalk and the east side of Sanai Street are decorated with monuments of prominent Iranian artists, which with proper location and lighting is a suitable place to get acquainted with the artists of this region.

A beautiful view of the walkway allows those who are interested to take a souvenir photo with the artists.

There are two types of turtles in the Persian Gulf: The Hawksbill and The Green Turtle. Green turtles mainly come to Kish waters to feed, while The Hawksbill turtles, which are severely endangered, return to the protected sandy beaches, especially in the south and west of the island, from late March to mid-August to lay eggs.

Hawksbill turtles lay eggs on average three times per season with an interval of 15 days, and the turtles inside the eggs come out of the eggs 60 to 70 days later and are guided to the sea with the help of environmentalists. When they grow up, the baby turtles return to their hometown to lay eggs. Hawksbill is endangered animal species that due to its role in protecting the health of the marine ecosystem, including corals, and has been considered by unions and global organizations related to the preservation of plant and animal species.

The turtle conservation and monitoring site is located on the south coast of Kish Island, and after coordination with the sea turtle protection and monitoring center in the mentioned season and mainly in the dark of night, tourists and residents of the island can watch the cavity dig of turtles while laying eggs, babies leaving the nest and entering the waters of the Persian Gulf, which will be a lasting memory.

Kish aqueduct is more than 2500 years old and has provided drinking water to the inhabitants of the island. Kish aqueduct is not comparable to other aqueducts in other parts of Iran in terms of aqueduct length or depth of wells, but due to the very low slope of the island, how groundwater is directed to the ground in Kish is very important and shows that it is the most advanced in its time. Methods were used to dig aqueducts.

Today, the aqueduct complex has changed to a wonderful underground city that is more than 10,000 square meters and is now called Kariz of Kish. Experienced agents have done designs and are trying to get new uses of this underground city in the project of rebuilding the Kish Aqueduct (Kariz Kish) while preserving its historical texture.

Kish Native Anthropology House is located in a building dating back 200 years in the oldest neighborhood of Kish Island (Old Safin). The house was built on an area of 1,200 square meters about 200 years ago and has 15 rooms and two courtyards and a family courtyard and has a completely indigenous architectural style. To introduce the history, culture, customs, livelihoods, and unique handicrafts of Kish natives, this house became the home of Kish Native Anthropology to create jobs for the natives of the neighborhood and realize sustainable tourism development for Kish Island.

This house is a symbol of the authenticity of the hospitality of the people of Kish. The main owner of the house of the late Haj Abdullah ibn Shahin, a famous and popular figure of Kish in the last 80 years, was a pearl merchant and the owner of one of the largest yachts at that time, who was also skilled in carpentry and craft making. Had inherited before.

To introduce the history, culture, customs, livelihoods, and unique handicrafts of Kish Natives, this house became the home of kish natives after agreeing with its owner and obtaining the necessary permission from the kish free zone organization in April 2014 to create jobs for the natives of the neighborhood and realize the development of sustainable tourism for Kish Island, and all rooms and spaces with the preservation of traditional architecture and using The indigenous materials were rebuilt and the indigenous lifestyle of Kish was rebuilt 80 years ago. The purpose of this anthropological house is to provide a space of authenticity and tradition to introduce natives and their activities in the past to travelers and guests.

One of the methods of storing drinking water in the old days of Kish Island was to build water storage. In 1993, to collect surface waters, a twin water reservoir with five windbreaks in the traditional architectural style of Yazdi was constructed at the site of an ancient water reservoir in the Harireh city near the Green Tree Complex.

Due to the constructions inside Kish and the loss of surface water routes leading to traditional water reservoirs, these water reservoirs lost their main application, and today, freshwater machines are used to provide fresh water. The special architecture of this building is reminiscent of the past and is very interesting and spectacular for tourists.

Dolphin Park Recreational Complex with an area of ​​about 100 hectares is located in the southeast of Kish Island. The complex includes green space with different plant species, a bird garden, and the first and only Dolphin Park in Iran, in which different species of marine mammals such as dolphin, Steller sea lion, South American sea lion, Northern Wolffish, Marine Boar, and Penguin are kept.

Visitors can visit their performances trained by Iranian educators. A total of 21 marine mammals are kept in pools with a volume of 18,000 cubic meters filled with seawater.

The green space of Dolphin Park includes more than one hundred plant species including thousands of palm trees, very large Benjamina, laurel (temple figs), eucalyptus, acacia, case, mesquit, Hollyhuck, Crimson bottlebrush, Takuma, black nofield, slow carpus, juniper Prussia and more than 25 species of cactus and other plants that are unique in their kind due to the climatic conditions of Kish Island and its coral soil.

Inside the Dolphin Park, the birds garden with more than 57 species of birds such as pelican, ostrich, Macao parrot, various types of tickles, toucan, moustached Turca, swan, African penguin, and rare species such as short snout crocodile, is undoubtedly one of the most unique animal care centers in Iran. One of the most notable points in this park is the collection of species from all over the world from South America to Australia and from East Asia to Africa.