Manmade Island on Caspian Planned

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TEHRAN, May 18--Iran’s first manmade island will be constructed in the Caspian Sea, said ISNA on Wednesday.
The ’Islamic Republic Island’ will cover nine million square meters and be built in the northern province of Gilan.
Gilan Province Planning Council has in principle approved of project. Initial talks are underway with a foreign company on environmental issues involved in the project.
The project is expected to take 5-7 years to complete. Environmental studies will take two years.
The island is poised to become a major tourist attraction in Gilan, which, given its outstanding natural attractions, hosts millions of visitors from all over Iran each year.
The Islamic Republic Island will be in the shape of the emblem of the Islamic establishment.
Several parks, department stores, restaurants, recreational facilities, sports fields, a zoo, will also be constructed on the island.
In the first phase, some 60 million cubic meters of sand will be used in the foundation. Nearby mines can be used to economize on time and cost.
Suspension bridges, surface water control systems and sewerage as well as health systems, utilities and roads will be constructed in the second phase.

Reclaiming islands is easy these days. They also come in all shapes and sizes.

The issue of Abu Musa should be easily resolved then.

yuppi, join the club iran !

YUCK , it will take too long to construct , thats if it ever gets built , the design is horrible , well atleast the render is , and it sound really boring

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"Islamic Republic Island" That's the island name. Smart PR, they'll definitly lock in at least 100 million tourist a year. Another thing, isnt northern iran, next to capisan sea, very cold !!?

YUCK , it will take too long to construct , thats if it ever gets built , the design is horrible , well atleast the render is , and it sound really boring

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Well atleast these people are concerned about envinromental issues and weling to spend two years studying implications of piling into sea,

And waters of That sea are deeper than Gulf i guess, so it will take longer.

The shape resembles (Allah) is that right guys??

"Islamic Republic Island" That's the island name. Smart PR, they'll definitly lock in at least 100 million tourist a year. Another thing, isnt northern iran, next to capisan sea, very cold !!?

Their aim is actually to lock Iranian tourists. But if you ask me its a waste of resources, that goes for those ugly things in Dubai and Qatar aswell. Also Northern Iran might not be boiling like the gulf, but it's definatly not ''very cold'' either. Plus its lush greenery is far more beautiful then the endless boring deserts of Qatar.

I'm dissapointed they've followed this stupid trend for reclaiming land, but at least they're taking a studied approach, like Moody said.

and Dubai Boy, how is it less tasteful than the palm!!!

It's as silly as the rest of the GCC artificial islands projects. The only country that should be reclaiming land is Bahrain because they need the extra space.

Also, although Gilan isn't really that cold (but certainly much colder than the southern coast), the Caspian Sea beaches aren't that attractive and are also full of trash. They'd really better consider environmental factors in this project because it might have major detrimental effects on their caviar, which I think probably earns them more money than their planned resort.

It's also blasphemous to be building an island in the shape of God's name and have resorts built on it.

Anyway, Iran should seriously develop its other existing tourist attractions, and at least wait for the Kish Island project to be done before working on this. Update the sewage system of Tehran for God's sake, and build earthquake proof houses.. improve the infrastructure of existing cities!

I think they should revise it, God's name is not appropriate,

People will walk, go to toilets, have sex in houses built on God's name?

Before that, how serious is the plan, or is it only an idea which might not capture reality?

As mentioned above, welcome to the club if this ever sees the light.

"Their aim is actually to lock Iranian tourists. But if you ask me its a waste of resources, that goes for those ugly things in Dubai and Qatar aswell. Also Northern Iran might not be boiling like the gulf, but it's definatly not ''very cold'' either. Plus its lush greenery is far more beautiful then the endless boring deserts of Qatar."

Why do I get the sense that you envy Qatar, probably dubai too, very much. Lush greenery vs. endless boring deserts, is that all you could come up with !! shh !!

Probably like everyone else here, I see this project as a waste of money and in a very bad location. Im sure money could be better invested in other areas of iran where their are mountains, maybe into world class ski resorts. If these guys were looking for sun and beach they are best of carrying this project to south iran where the weather is warmer.

Two year environmental study sound a bit long. Have a feeling this will be a "no-show" project.

Why do I get the sense that you envy Qatar, probably dubai too, very much. Lush greenery vs. endless boring deserts, is that all you could come up with !! shh !!

Probably like everyone else here, I see this project as a waste of money and in a very bad location. Im sure money could be better invested in other areas of iran where their are mountains, maybe into world class ski resorts. If these guys were looking for sun and beach they are best of carrying this project to south iran where the weather is warmer.

Two year environmental study sound a bit long. Have a feeling this will be a "no-show" project.

Well then I agree with you about the part that it's a silly idea all together, but I don't see the ingeniousness of putting that ugly thing further south either. The whole concept of man-made islands will die out after the dire attempts in Dubai, such an ugly and pointless addition to the world map (especially with the Gulf's urban density). And why is it that any criticising
of Gulf countries here is percieved as envy. Although envy is an emotion that I fail to comprehend, the last place I would be jealous of would be Qatar.

A picture of a beach on the Caspian Sea:

http://www.xenophilia.net/caucasus/caspianbeach.jpg

It's a dirty industrial area, generally, with heavy work going on in oil and gas extraction. The water supply is also mainly from the Volga River, and water levels are fluctuating. I don't think piling sand is a good idea. Already the sturgeon caviar levels are down to a couple of thousand tonnes a year from almost 30,000 a few decades ago.

Also, in summer, temperatures are around 30 C, varying throughout the year usually in early 20's or so, but in winter it reaches 5 or 10 C. That'll be a dead season for sure.. and it's cloudy. There's no smooth white sand.

It's the worst idea ever.

No more man made islands for tourists please!

"And why is it that any criticising of Gulf countries here is percieved as envy. Although envy is an emotion that I fail to comprehend, the last place I would be jealous of would be Qatar."

Crticising is one thing, a thing which I dont percieve as envy but instead I debate it. However I fail to see your criticism when you comment, "endless boring deserts of Qatar." I'm sure this isnt criticism but rather a lame attempt to bash qatar. Whatever it is your free to have your own opinions so if that's what you think, then good for you.
I also don't expect you to be jeolous of qatar or its people since you dont seem to know any better.. ;)

wow thats horible! really really bad concept using that simbol for a start i mean what if/when the regime changes? demolish it and build one with the new symbol?. oh and qatar4ever hmm deserts are horible seriously i aint jelous of sh*t my parents are from the north of iran (mazandaran region), where i am in england is like babolsar, having lush greenery surrounding u is like the world is ALIVE around u, unlike in deserts where u get scorpians and snakes which inflict even more death!

You believe that. I wonder why many tourists come and see the dessert if it's that ugly. It's beauty needs to be appreciated and not anyone can.

And about this project, it definately could be better.

well atleast we agree on one thing... lol im jus bein bias bout the desert thing n e way its a preferance, its a nice place to see massive sand dunes an all that, like to try sand boardin (im a bit of an adrenaline junky) "edit theolgians say ur closer to God in the desert edit" but i wouldnt like to live in a desert

Man this island is rubbish ! Well , i would love to have my holidays on such island but this one is a waste of money and the symbol makes me sick . They really should invest the money in other things than that wannabe palm island .

i think that this was a proposed project that never got accepted because the mullahs would never let anyone take allahs name in vain like that. i dont think that there is even a man made projects in the works, atleast not like the design we are seeing.

Honestly havin thought about it, this thing is the closest thing to havin a mullah shaped island, hahaha don't tell me why, but I just thought of it :hahaha:.


well atleast we agree on one thing... lol im jus bein bias bout the desert thing n e way its a preferance, its a nice place to see massive sand dunes an all that, like to try sand boardin (im a bit of an adrenaline junky) "edit theolgians say ur closer to God in the desert edit" but i wouldnt like to live in a desert

Ya, we do agree, on the right thing :D.

sounds more like a PR stunt.. the caspian sea isnt that much of an attraction, dont see the point of man made islands reclaiming it for such a huge country..

Looks great!

It might include a 7 star hotel :D

http://www.isna.ir/Main/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-702063&Lang=P

This is old but it has a picture showing the possible location http://www.asianews.ir/main1.asp?a_id=3121

^^ Whaaaaat??? I thought the project was not approved!

^^ Where did you hear that? :s

Well the Isna article is from an "Seminarium for the islamic republic tourist island" and it's dated 2006 so i suppose it's not rly cancelled.

// Imo, it'll be a good get away for iranians maybe it'll turn into to a new Kish. :D It should be built even though it has a horrible shape, cant they just reclaim some more land and change the shape in the future anyway?

don't worry about the ugly shape. it can be redone...

uhu the shape can be redone... ;)

good :D

I still think its a failed project. Building resorts by the sea is better than reclaiming islands!

^ not neccesarily, considering most areas by the sea is already occupied and the rest oughta be preserved cuz of it's greenery.

it's not a unique project, I don't like it:dunno:

:eek2: I didn't know that Iran is going to build a man made island, but it's interesting to know more about it.