About

‘Oh, but have you been to Kish? You absolutely must go’ Travelling in Iran you’re likely to hear this more than once. And when you ask what is so special about Kish, you’re told: ‘But Kish is wonderful, everything works there. The beaches are clean, the buildings are modern and there’s duty-free shopping. It’s just like Dubai!’ Since the 1970s, …

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Planning a Trip

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Getting Around

Most people fly into Kish, but you can get there by boat. Midrange and top-end hotels provide free airport transfers for their guests. Excellent air-con minibuses cruise the northern and eastern roads between Mir Mohanna and Marjan Mall, just flag one down, hop on and pay the driver when you get off. From the boat terminal, you can crowd onto …

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History & Culture

Kish Island is first recorded in the memoirs of Nearchus, the Greek sailor commissioned by Alexander the Great to explore the Persian Gulf in 325 BC. In the Middle Ages Kish became an important trading center under its own powerful Arab dynasty and at one time supported a population of 40,000. The main town was Harireh, which is believed to …

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Top Attractions

Harireh: Artifacts found during excavation of this settlement indicate that it was established around AD 1000 AD, occupied 120 hectares and was abandoned around 1600. Its residents made their living mainly through fishing and pearl diving. The site now referred to as Harireh Ancient City comprises the remains of a large house with private qanat (underground water channel), a public …

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