Kish, Iran

Kish (کیش) is an Iranian island and city in the Persian Gulf, and is part of the Hormozgan province. Due to it's status as a free trade zone, it is well regarded as a consumer's 'paradise,' and features numerous malls, shopping centres, tourist attractions, and resort hotels. It has an estimated population of about 150,000 residents and about 1.5 million tourists and visitors a year.

Culture and Economy

Since the mid-1990s the Iranian government has embarked on an aggressive promotional and developmental campaign to tailor Kish as a formidable rival to Dubai. Steps taken in order to accomplish this include launching massive construction projects and programs designed to attract foreign investment and trade. Within the area of the Kish Free Zone, as it is known, the standard laws and mores of the Islamic Republic of Iran are far more relaxed than on the mainland, which has resulted in significant increases in the foreign tourist population over the years, as well as in international trade on the island.

Geography and Climate

Kish is located in the Persian Gulf and is 90 sq. km and it's climate is mostly hot and humid.

See also

• Kish Air, an Iranian passenger airline named after the island

External links

• Kishisland.com
• Kish pictures