Construction of new recreational complex at KFZO underway.

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) –- The new recreational complex built on the shores of the Kish Island will be completed by the end of the current year (falling on March 20). The measure is taken in line with the expansion of tourist sites in the Kish Free Trade Zone (KFZO).

In its bid to add to the attractive features of Kish Island some of which are the beauty of the sandy beaches and the azure sea and blue sky, the Kish Free Trade Zone Organization (KFZO) has managed to construct the 400-meter recreational harbor, a report released by the organization noted.

The recreational complex built in one of the most beautiful parts of the island will include a floating hotel, restaurant, playground, traditional teahouse as well as coffee shops and other facilities, the report said.

Construction works of the first phase of the project is estimated to cost about 62 billion rials. Each year, over one million domestic and foreign tourists visit the island.

Thats cool keep developing guysszzz...

Sadaf project, Kish:

http://www.kishtpc.com/images/kish%20island/New%20Building/sadaf-kish-island.jpg

middle east's biggest wood making factory to be built in kish

http://www.chn.ir/News/?section=1&id=13676


اقتصاد گردشگري ــ بزرگترين كارخانه صنايع چوب خاورميانه تا خرداد ماه سال آينده در منطقه آزاد كيش به دليل سهولت در صادرات، اتصال به دريا و معافيتهاي مالياتي طولاني*مدت، مورد بهره*برداري قرار مي*گيرد.

رضا مسرور، مدير صنايع سازمان منطقه آزاد كيش اعلام كرد: «با توسعه كارخانه صنايع چوب كيش كه در حال حاضر بزرگترين توليدي صنايع چوب در كشور به شمار مي*رود، تا خرداد سال آينده، اين مركز تبديل به بزرگترين كارخانه توليد صنايع چوب خاورميانه مي*شود.»

حميدرضا پورقاضي،* رئيس هيأت مديره صنايع چوب كيش ضمن تأييد اين مطلب، در اين باره به ميراث خبر گفت: «در خاورميانه كشور ديگري چنين كارخانه*اي با اين نوع توليدات ندارد. كشورهايي كه در آسيا مشابه اين كارخانه را با چنين كيفيتي در محصولات دارند، چين، كره و ژاپن هستند. در ميان آنها محصولات ژاپن بسيار باكيفيت است، ولي محصولات ايراني در مقايسه با نمونه*هاي چيني و كره*اي از كيفيت بالاتري برخوردار است.»

مسعود مفاخر،* عضو هيأت*مديره صنايع چوب كيش نيز درباره دليل انتخاب كيش به براي سرمايه*گذاري به ميراث خبر گفت: «علت انتخاب يك منطقه آزاد براي سرمايه*گذاري، سهولت در صادر كردن توليدات است. فلسفه به وجود آمدن مناطق آزاد در كشورها، ايجاد بسترهاي مناسب براي صدور توليدات داخلي به خارج از كشور است و از آنجايي كه در نظر داريم بيشترين سهم توليدات خود را به خارج از كشور صادر كنيم، منطقه آزاد كيش براي راه*اندازي كارخانه گزينه مناسبي بود. از سوي ديگر اتصال به دريا، صادر كردن محصولات به كشورهاي مختلف را براي ما ساده*تر مي*كند.»

پورقاضي با بيان اينكه معادل هفتاد ميليون يورو براي واردكردن ماشين*آلات و صد ميليارد تومان براي توسعه ساير بخشهاي كارخانه هزينه شده است، پيش*بيني كرد سالانه بتوانند 50 ميليون دلار صادرات خارج از كشور انجام دهند.»

وي درباره كشورهايي كه محصولات خود را به آنها صادر خواهند كرد، گفت: «مهمترين بازارهاي مصرف ما براي صادرات، عراق، كشورهاي آسياي ميانه، افغانستان و كشورهاي حاشيه خليج*فارس هستند كه البته در نظر داريم محصولات خود را به تركيه هم صادر كنيم.»

صنايع چوب كيش كه حدود سه سال است از فعاليتش مي*گذرد، در سال 1383 معادل چهار ميليون دلار از محصولات خود را به خارج از كشور صادر كرده است. ولي سال 84 بيشتر صرف استانداردسازي بين*المللي در بسته*بندي و دستورالعملهاي موردنياز براي كالاها شد تا با توسعه كارخانه، صادرات محصولات، نوع بسته*بندي و بروشورهاي اطلاع*رساني، كاملا با استانداردهاي جهاني مطابقت داده شود.

رئيس هيأت*مديره صنايع چوب كيش تأكيد كرد: «ما در نظر نداريم با توليدكنندگان داخلي به رقابت بپردازيم، بلكه مي*خواهيم با توليد مواد اوليه و پيش*ساخته مشكلات زمانبر در صنعت ساختمان را با صرفه*جويي در زمان و ارائه كيفيت بالا در محصولات، رفع كنيم.»

طرح توسعه كارخانه صنايع چوب كيش در زميني به وسعت 20 هكتار با 140 هزار متر زيربنا شامل سالنهاي توليد، بسته*بندي و انبار پيش*بيني شده است. ماشين*آلات اين كارخانه با ارزش 70 ميليون يورو وارد كشور شده است و تا فروردين سال آينده نصب شده و كارخانه توسعه يافته توليدات خود را از خرداد ماه آغاز خواهد كرد.

اين كارخانه توانايي توليد چهار ميليون واحد چوبي را در روز خواهد داشت. هر محصولي كه از نئوپان، MDF و يا تخته سه*لايي ساخته شود، مانند مبلمان، كابينت آشپزخانه، مبلمان اداري، كمد و كتابخانه از محصولات توليدي صنايع چوب كيش خواهد بود.

اين محصولات به صورت پيش*ساخته توليد مي*شود و پس از صادر شدن در كشور مقصد مونتاژ مي*شود. بنابراين از مهمترين ويژگيهاي آنها حجم كم، نصب آسان و سهولت در هنگام جابجايي و اسباب*كشي است.
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معافيت 15 ساله مالياتي كارخانجات و شركتها در مناطق آزاد، تسهيلات مربوط به ورود و خروج كالا و گمرك از ديگر دلايل سرمايه*گذاران اين مركز در جزيره كيش بوده است.

http://www.chn.ir/en/news/?section=1&id=1562

150 residential units, Iranian gardens, and a water park will be constructed in Kish Island by the end of winter 2007.

Tehran, 23 February 2006 (CHN) -- Espinas hotels group is going to construct a resort area including 150 residential villas, an Iranian garden, and a water park in Kish Island by April 2007.

By spending more than 3 million US dollars, this hotels group is determined to construct a residential-entertainment resort center in a 130,000 square meter area in Kish Island which will include an aqua park, a garden, and 150 residential suites.

“There will be water streams all around these villas, and a 5-star hotel will be built in the middle of them,” said Asghar Amiri, executive director of Espinas hotels group.

This five star hotel will be built in 12 floors and 180 rooms. Amiri expressed hope that with construction of this resort center, some 1000 beds will be added to the residential capacity of Kish Island. According to Amiri, Austrian architects have promised to help Espinas hotels group for the design of this project. With construction of a water park and providing sports facilities, Iran is trying to convince the foreign and domestic tourists to spend more time in this resort center which will help developing the tourism of Kish Island.

Amiri has also expressed hope that implementation of this project would change the tourism destination from Dubai to Kish Island for a large number of tourists. The pre-contract of building this water park has been signed between Iran and an Austrian company, and the construction of it will start in the near future.

A restaurant and a dock for berthing of cruise boats and ships will be constructed at a 300-meter distance from the seashore. This complex includes four restaurants, and sport facilities such as a golf course and hiking and bicycle trails.

“We are determined to change this resort complex to an appropriate place for families to have fun in; therefore, eight of the villas will have private open pools for the use of families,” explained Amiri.

Kish is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf, and is considered part of the Hormozgan province. Due to its status as a free trade zone, it is well regarded as a “consumer’s paradise”, and features numerous shopping centers, tourist attraction places, and resort hotels. Kish Island has an estimated population of about 150,000 residents; and about 1.5 million people visit the island annually.

Kish Island is one of the most beautiful coral islands in the world. It enjoys very clear and crystalline water. In addition to its natural and entertainment tourism attractions, Kish Island has some historical sites as well such as the 2000-year-old aqueduct which with its beautiful coral walls and ceiling has changed into one of the tourism attraction sites of the island. Moreover, the remains of Harireh historical city which goes back to more than 1000 years ago can still be seen in Kish Island.

oh nice :D

cant wait to see pics ;)

Sounds good. :yes:

Espinas hotels group is going to construct a resort area including 150 residential villas, an Iranian garden, and a water park in Kish Island by April 2007.

“We are determined to change this resort complex to an appropriate place for families to have fun in; therefore, eight of the villas will have private open pools for the use of families,” explained Amiri.

Why only eight out of 150 :?

only 8 bcoz they dnt trust their own ppl....
only FAMILIES can use them....*rolls eyes* how friggin pathetic...

wot are they scared of? a bloody pool orgy? f***ing hell.x

wot are they scared of? a bloody pool orgy? f***ing hell.x

:rofl:

woehahaha POOL ORGY!!!

Amiri has also expressed hope that implementation of this project would change the tourism destination from Dubai to Kish Island for a large number of tourists.
:laugh: :rofl: :lol: :hilarious

Good luck :)

dont satart it u ****

I don't see what so funny about that statement? Anytime things are built in Kish, that makes it more likely that others will visit there, who otherwise would not have....

no???

I don't see what so funny about that statement? Anytime things are built in Kish, that makes it more likely that others will visit there, who otherwise would not have....

no???
mate dont worry about it.. we have nothing to prove, just sit back and watch the show ;)

lol, i know.. i just don't like stupid things

From now one post all renders, smaller projects, articles etc. here. :okay:

Beware of grammatical errors:


45th Hotel of Kish Island Opened

Grand Hotel opened in the central part of Kish Island with the capacity of 200 visitors.

http://tourism.chn.ir/en//manage/photo/Grand%20Hotel%20Kish.jpg

Tehran, 4 March 2006 (CHN)

Grand hotel in Kish Island has been opened with the capacity of 200 passengers in a 5400 square meter area. Grand Hotel is constructed in 6 floors and 6400 square meter area and has 60 residential rooms. With the opening of 45th hotel in Kish Island, the number of hotel beds in Kish Island reached to 8300.

In all rooms of this hotel which has been built with equipments of 4 star hotels, there is capability of broadcasting satellite channels, DVD access and internet connection.

Construction of this hotel took 4 years with spending more than 5 million US dollars. The second phase of this hotel will also open soon with some modern facilities.

The inauguration of Kish Grand Hotel was held by the attendance of Majid Shayesteh, director general of Kish Free Zone Organization, the regional authorities and some activists in tourism industry.

According to Ali Ghamkhar, head of Kish Tourism Development Organization, some 450 rooms and 1200 beds will be added to the lodging capacity of Kish Island in a near future.

Kish is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf, part of the Hormozgan province. Due to its status as a free trade zone, it is well regarded as a consumer’s paradise, and features numerous malls, shopping centers, tourists attractions, and resort hotels. It has an estimated population of a

Large Gas Field Discovered in Kish Island of Persian Gulf

Feb 15, 2006

A large natural gas field has been discovered on the Persian Gulf island of Kish which could have similar output to two phases of the giant South Pars, Minister of Petroleum Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh has said.

"The discovery was confirmed about Jan. 19. When production starts in this field, it will produce something like two phases of South Pars. We are planning to develop it," newspapers quoted the minister as saying.

Iran expects output of 25 million cubic meters of gas per day from each phase of the giant South Pars Gas Field, part of the world's largest reservoir of natural gas.

Despite holding the world's second largest reserves of natural gas after Russia, Iran has been slow to develop its reserves for export.

Foreign companies such as Statoil and Total have been involved in developing Persian Gulf gas fields. However, Statoil last month had to write down its Iran investment because of delays and increased costs.

http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_13278.shtml

:cheers:

that is sick news

Tell me about it. And with regard to South Pars, Qatar has taken so much more of it than Iran has and continues to do so.

ye iran should start using these fields properly

I thought people would consider it good news, lolz.

When we say sick news in Uk we mean good news so i meant good news.

www.kish.ir

EXPANSION OF RUNWAY & APRON

Kish International Airport construction started in 1971 by Iranian, Austrian and French. The Airport was officially inaugurated in December 27Th 1978 with the landing of a Concord. From 1979 for almost 10 years, the activities of Kish Airport were stopped, but again in 1989, the Airport re-started its business with new goal.

Kish Airport, with an apron of about 74,000 m can handle six TU 154, one Booing 747, and few light aircrafts and helicopters.

The length of its 27L109 Runaway is 12020 ft (3660 m.), and its width is 148 ft (45 m.).

According to new expansion project, the apron area is going to be increased to 140,000 m and runaway 27R/09 is under construction to have similar length and width as of Runaway 27L/09. Both Runaways are linked together by A, B, C, and D taxiways.

Kish International Airport with an average 45 daily flights, is handling up to 1,500,000 passengers per year.

KISH VIP RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX

In a prime location of eastern coast of Kish Island, on an area of 12.8 hectares, a very different residential complex is under construction. VIP Complex, with 15 Royal suites independently built, 12 duplex suites, resembles a luxury oasis, not in a desert, but close to the sea. At the meantime, a large assembly hail with 1800 m and a kitchen with 550 m will support Kish VIP Residential Complex.

Kish Boosting Accommodation Capacity

SOURCE: http://www.iran-daily.com/1384/2358/html/panorama.htm#s85926

Plans are at hand to construct 20 new hotels in Kish Island within the next three years with the purpose of promoting tourism industry in the Persian Gulf island.
According to ISNA, once the hotels, the construction of which is complete from 10 to 70 percent, are operational, the island’s capacity for hosting sightseers will substantially increase.
Eight hotels will be ready by March 2007, increasing the island’s accommodation capacity by 25 percent.
Kish hotels have presently 8,400 beds altogether, which will increase to 10,830 by March 2007.
The new hotels are designed and constructed according to international standards and the projects will be closely monitored by Kish Tourism Promotion Institute.
The Eighth Kish Summer Festival started on July 11 and will last through September 11, 2005.
Head of Kish Hotel Owners Society put the hotel occupancy rate at 80 percent during the last three days of every week.
Masihollah Safa explained, “This is because the festivals’ lucky draws are held on weekends.“
He gave assurances that the winners would be informed even if they were not present at the draw in person.
Meanwhile, Kish Customs Department has made its services available round-the-clock to ensure passengers’ welfare.
He further noted that following a 16.26-percent increase in the island’s arrivals, the customs revenues rose by 562 percent in the first quarter of the year (started March 21), over the corresponding period of the previous year.

Third Foreign Bank to be Established in Kish

SOURCE: http://www.chn.ir/en/news/?section=1&id=1527

Tehran, 30 January 2006 (CHN) -- “Future Bank” will open a branch in Kish Island soon which will be the third foreign bank in Kish Free Zone.

After announcing this news, Majid Shayesteh, chief managing director of Kish Free Zone Organization, welcomed foreign investments in Kish Island.

“In addition to attracting foreign investors, the existence of foreign banks will facilitate currency exchange,” said Shayesteh at his meeting with Stephen Austen, managing director of Future Bank.

According to the office of public relations and international affairs of Kish Free Zone Organization, during this meeting Austen confirmed that the planning permission for establishing a branch of Future Bank has been obtained from Iran Central Bank and all the initial measures have been taken in this respect.

Austen also said that the initial budget needed for establishing Future Bank in Kish Island is estimated to be about 2.5 million US dollars. “Future Bank has three commercial branches and one international active branch in Bahrain, and has an aggregate asset base of about 580 million US dollars,” said Austen.

Future Bank is an equal joint venture between Ahuli United Bank (AUB), Bank Melli Iran (BMI) and Bank Saderat Iran (BSI).

“Iran-Europe Bank” and “Standard Chartered Bank” are the other feign banks that have already established their own branches in Kish Island.

http://www.lins-koch.de/media/images/KishIsland3.jpg

http://www.lins-koch.de/index.html

Does Any one speak German? If so, can you please translate the below:

Aria Business Center Kish Island Iran
Entwurf eines 90-70-50 m hohen

Business-Tower in der Freihandels-

zone Kish Island.

flexible Grundrisse für einen
boomenden Wirtschaftsbereich,

gepaart mit exclusivem Wohnen

in den jeweils obersten Stockwerken.

get yourself a place in the Aria Business Center on the Kish Island Iran on 50 70 or 90 m high. A good position to work in the booming economic sector together with exlusive living conditions on the highest floors. Something like that sorry my german isnt perfect :P

Here's anoter project with little info, should be completed though.

Kish Business Center

On a land of 2000m with 7,000 m living area in 11 stories, Kish Business Center is under construction according to European
Luxury standards since 2003, when completed in early 2006, would provide desirable spaces for Iranian and foreign companies registered on Kish island

http://basak-inc.com/pictures/edari.gif

Do you know if it's the same as the Aria Business Center that I posted (a few posts above)?

Not huge news but news is news i guess ( could i have sed 'news' more in that sentance? :lol: )

SOURCE: http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=308198
Persian carpet trade fair to be held in Kish soon
TEHRAN, Apr. 5 (MNA) -- The fourth trade fair for the hand-woven Persian carpet is to be held in Kish soon.

Promotion of Iran’s arts and economy through holding specialized exhibitions of the Persian carpets specially designed and woven for export purposes, holding a workshop to be participated by the economists, researchers and experts in the field, concluding agreements and deals on the purchase of the unique product, exchange of expertise on the related elements such as the paints, colors, designs and marketing as well as introducing the exemplary masters and exporters of the worldwide popular product have been cited as the main aims of the fair.



The exhibition is sponsored by the Trade Development Center of Kish Island, Kish Free Trade Zone, Union of the Exporters of Iran’s Hand-Woven Carpet as well as the Union of the German Importers of Iran’s Hand-Woven Carpet.



The exposition is planned to be opened at the Kish Free Trade Zone at 6 p.m., on May 9

END

Shahnameh Heroes be Depicted on Walls of Kish Aqueduct

Background info:
In 1999, a group of hard-working Iranian individuals and experts decided to build an underground complex. After deep excavation they discovered a rigid coral ceiling. The construction included 300 artists and excavation workers.

The city includes restaurants, tourist resorts, and stalls. Also, there are plans that after it is finished, that they create mud pools and therapeutic locations for people to be treated since during excavation, it was discovered that the excavators did not get any scratches whatsoever. It was then concluded that it was because of the therapeutic marl in the coral layer.


http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/uploads/kish_island_underground.jpg


Kish 2500-year-old aqueduct which once supplied drinking water of the inhabitants of the Island will turn into a marvelous underground city with three kilometer area within two years. In addition, the symbolic tales of the epic masterpiece "Shahnameh" composed by Ferdowsi, the great Persian poet, will be carved on the walls of this underground city.

Designers of this underground city are trying to not only maintain the historical context of this aqueduct but also to make new usage of this underground city as a tourist attraction site and to perform the reconstruction project of Kish aqueduct.

Some pavilions allocated for Iranian and the other countries' handicrafts to be displayed, traditional and modern restaurants, an amphitheater hall, a museum, a conference hall, and artistic galleries will be established on the external surface of this underground city in a 63,000 square meter area. A large park with two hills which will be made from the removed underground soils will also be built in this area. Moreover, some streets will be constructed in the vicinity of this underground city where some Iranian traditional shows with folk dresses will be performed.

Aqueduct city is descended to a depth of 16 meters from the ground level. The height of its ceiling is eight meters, most of which is covered by fossils, seashells, and corals which, according to the experts who identified and categorized them, date back to some 570-270 million years ago.

In a hot summer day in 1998, Mansour Haji Hosseini, an Iranian engineer who lives in Germany, descended to one of the aqueducts of Kish Island with a rope, and while the weather outside was 40 degrees Celsius (104 F), he enjoyed the pleasant weather of the aqueduct with its beautiful seashells and corals. That was when he decided to invest in this project and change it into an underground city.

The legendry tales of Shahnameh will be carved on the walls of the aqueduct; and now after finishing the first phase, Hosseini has invited the artists to perform their artistic works on the walls of this aqueduct and to sign their names on their works to remain there for the next generations who will visit this place in the future.

"Shahnameh Tunnel" is the most important part of the natural, historical, cultural, and entertainment project of Kish aqueduct underground city which will be finished by 2008. Sailing on small boats in the aqueduct, tourists may get familiar with the stories of Shahnameh especially through observing images of the symbolic heroes of Persian epic poetry which will be presented on the walls of this underground city along with some brief explanations.

Hosseini believes that the existence of this underground city in the heart of a coral island will provide the possibility to see corals and seashells which exist in the depth of the ocean, which makes Kish Island unique in the world. This underground city is the only construction with a ceiling covered by natural seashells and corals.

With the completion of this project, those interested in nature will have the opportunity to see different kinds of shells and corals without any need to go skin diving.

Kish is one of Iran's islands located in the Persian Gulf. This island is considered part of the Hormozgan province in provincial divisions. Due to its status as a free trade zone, Kish Island is regarded as a consumer's paradise, and features numerous malls, shopping centers, tourist attraction sites, and resort hotels. It has an estimated population of about 150,000 people, while approximately 1.5 million people visit this island annually.

Based on the existing evidence, the history of Kish Island goes back to some 3000 years ago. According to the writings of Nearchus, the Greek admiral who was assigned to the task of exploring the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman by Alexander in 325 BC, he visited Kish Island in the 4th century BC. Nearchus' writings indicate that there were a lot of palm trees and gardens in Kish Island at that time. Numerous merchants and businessmen traveled to the island during Achaemenid era and Kish was considered as a main center for dredging pearls for Mesopotamia and India.

http://www.kishhiddenpearl.com/

© Iranian.ws (http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_12379.shtml)

http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/uploads/shahnameh_001.jpg
Shahnameh

wow what a great project!

http://www.lins-koch.de/media/images/KishIsland3.jpg

http://www.lins-koch.de/index.html

Does Any one speak German? If so, can you please translate the below:

Aria Business Center Kish Island Iran
Entwurf eines 90-70-50 m hohen

Business-Tower in der Freihandels-

zone Kish Island.

flexible Grundrisse für einen
boomenden Wirtschaftsbereich,

gepaart mit exclusivem Wohnen

in den jeweils obersten Stockwerken.

It means:
Aria Business center Kish Island Iran
Design of the 90-70-50 m high
Business towers in the free trade
zone, in Kish Island.
flexible sketches for one
boom-end economic sector,
paired with exclusive living
in the highest in each case floors.

:cheers:


شهرك مسكوني «دامون» با سرمايه 35 ميليارد ريال به بهره*برداري رسيد

پنجمين فاز شهرك مسكوني «دامون» در كيش با هزينه*اي به مبلغ 35 ميليارد ريال به بهره*برداري رسيد. نمايي از شهرك مسكوني «دامون» در كيش

تهران_ خبرگزاري ميراث فرهنگي:
مناطق آزاد و ويژه اقتصادي_ روابط عمومي و امور بين*الملل سازمان منطقه آزاد كيش: فاز پنج شهرك مسكوني «دامون»، با 65 واحد مسكوني در زميني به مساحت دوازده هزار متر مربع و با زيربناي مفيد 4 هزار و 700 متر مربع در منطقه مسكوني صدف كيش احداث شد.

مدير عامل شركت «دامون» در مراسم بهره*برداري از دامون پنج كيش گفت: «براي ساخت اين شهرك مسكوني كه يك سال و نيم به*طول انجاميد 35 ميليارد ريال هزينه شده است.»

«كاميار غفوري» افزود: «پروژه*هاي مسكوني دامون كيش در شهرك صدف شامل شش فاز است كه در مجموع 366 واحد مسكوني طي مدت 10 سال احداث شده است.»

وي با اظهار آمادگي سرمايه*گذاري شركت دامون كيش جهت ساخت دامون دريايي در آينده، خاطرنشان كرد: «همزمان با اين پروژه كار ساخت دامون ساحلي كيش نيز در زميني به مساحت 45 هزار متر مربع شروع شد كه شامل 330 واحد مسكوني است و فاز اول آن تا دو ماه آينده به بهره*برداري مي رسد.»

در مراسم بهره*برداري از شهرك مسكوني دامون پنج، «سيد نظام الدين طباطبايي» عضو هيأت مديره و معاون اقتصادي سازمان منطقه آزاد كيش گفت: «اين سازمان آمادگي هرگونه همكاري و حمايت از سرمايه گذاران را دارد.»

Thanx for the translation. :colgate:

LOL i translated it like some weeks ago lol

LOL i translated it like some weeks ago lol

trauriger Mann! Ich wußte nicht, daß Sie ihn vorher übersetzten. ;)

Es macht nichts aus, es ist egal wer die die Übersetzung Macht. ;D

Deutsche mögen Würste sehr viel essen.

hahaha Würst,bier und.... WEIBER!!!

^^

RULE 13
Only English and Persian are allowed, if you write something in another language then you are obliged to translate it to English.

:banned: :hahano:

im just kidding shayan....anyway i was wondering ddoes kish have an international airport or does one have to fly to tehran first?

Nope kish has a international airport and you dont need a visum to stay on the island :)

Discovery of Glassblowing Workshops in Harireh

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Discovery of glassblowing workshops in
Harireh historical city in Kish Island
revealed that it was not only a trade
center during ancient times, but was
also a glass producing center.

Tehran, 1 May 2006 (CHN) -- Latest archeological excavations in Harireh historical city in Kish Island, located in the Persian Gulf, led to the discovery of a series of glassblowing workshops. Prior to this, it was believed that Harireh was merely dependant on trade relations with other countries through waterways. However, with this new discovery, archeologists concluded that the city must have been a center for mass productions of glassworks which were exported to other countries as well during the ancient times. One of the city’s major passageways as well as a water reservoir were also discovered during the recent excavations in Harireh.

“We started our excavations in two different parts of the Harireh historical city which resulted in discovery of a number of glassblowing workshops and a major passageway. Discovery of a large amount of glass near these workshops indicates the mass production of glass articles in this area,” said Simin Lakpour, head of archeology team in Harireh.

Lakpour also believes that the different discovered glass articles in the area such as glass bracelets, glass dishes, perfume holder, and other glass instruments shows the variety of productions in these workshops.

“During the previous season of archeological excavations in this city, the mosque of Harireh was discovered by archeologists. In the past, mosques used to be considered the hearts of the cities where most of the gatherings were held by the locals during which major decisions were made. Therefore, the centers for economic activities were mostly situated somewhere near the mosques, which is why we decided to concentrate our excavations in this area which led to the discovery of some important economic structures. Prior to this, it was supposed that Harireh city acted merely as a trade broker between the neighboring countries and its economy was dependant on trade interactions. However, discovery of glassblowing workshops in the area show that this city was also a mass productive center for glass articles which were exported to other countries as well,” said Zarin Taj Sheibani, archeologist.

Sheibani also explained that some urgent excavation teams were dispatched to this area to carry out excavations in order to protect the city of Harireh from the construction activities of the developing projects of Free Land Zones which has led to destruction of 30 hectares of the city so far. “Lauders have leveled the surface layers of the city. Therefore, we started some emergency excavations in four parts of the city which resulted in discovery of some valuable relics and convinced them to stop their development activities in this area,” added Sheibani.

According to Sheibani, this is the first systematic and scientific archeological study in this city. “The main goal of these excavations in this area is to find out how the city came into existence and to find its urbanization infrastructures. Archeologists also are trying to find the different means through which the city was connected to the other parts of the world, and how its inhabitants provided their water supplies, etc.,” said Sheibani.

Archeologists are also determine to discover the defense system of Harireh city, and to find out how much of it was formed naturally due to the natural features of the area and how much was created by the people who lived in the area at that time to protect themselves from the possible dangers.

Harireh city located in Kish Island in Hormozgan province was established during the Ilkhanid period (1256-1349 AD). Harireh is the only Ilkhanid city with a settlement context and has urban characteristics. The traces of Ale Bouye, Seljuk, and Ilkhanid periods exist in the region. Existence of some articles and the coins of different countries indicate that Harireh acted as a trace broker between China and North African countries. Discovery of clays, golden ornamentations, and unique stucco decorations show the developed economy of the city some 700 years ago. It is believed that the city might have been abandoned due to an earthquake which hit the area in the past.

SOURCE: http://www.chn.ir/en/news/?section=2&id=6345

:cheers:


شهرك مسكوني «دامون» با سرمايه 35 ميليارد ريال به بهره*برداري رسيد

پنجمين فاز شهرك مسكوني «دامون» در كيش با هزينه*اي به مبلغ 35 ميليارد ريال به بهره*برداري رسيد. نمايي از شهرك مسكوني «دامون» در كيش

تهران_ خبرگزاري ميراث فرهنگي:
مناطق آزاد و ويژه اقتصادي_ روابط عمومي و امور بين*الملل سازمان منطقه آزاد كيش: فاز پنج شهرك مسكوني «دامون»، با 65 واحد مسكوني در زميني به مساحت دوازده هزار متر مربع و با زيربناي مفيد 4 هزار و 700 متر مربع در منطقه مسكوني صدف كيش احداث شد.

مدير عامل شركت «دامون» در مراسم بهره*برداري از دامون پنج كيش گفت: «براي ساخت اين شهرك مسكوني كه يك سال و نيم به*طول انجاميد 35 ميليارد ريال هزينه شده است.»

«كاميار غفوري» افزود: «پروژه*هاي مسكوني دامون كيش در شهرك صدف شامل شش فاز است كه در مجموع 366 واحد مسكوني طي مدت 10 سال احداث شده است.»

وي با اظهار آمادگي سرمايه*گذاري شركت دامون كيش جهت ساخت دامون دريايي در آينده، خاطرنشان كرد: «همزمان با اين پروژه كار ساخت دامون ساحلي كيش نيز در زميني به مساحت 45 هزار متر مربع شروع شد كه شامل 330 واحد مسكوني است و فاز اول آن تا دو ماه آينده به بهره*برداري مي رسد.»

در مراسم بهره*برداري از شهرك مسكوني دامون پنج، «سيد نظام الدين طباطبايي» عضو هيأت مديره و معاون اقتصادي سازمان منطقه آزاد كيش گفت: «اين سازمان آمادگي هرگونه همكاري و حمايت از سرمايه گذاران را دارد.»

That is great news.

"Kish Island Report"
http://www.payvand.com/news/06/jan/1189.html
Part II:
http://www.payvand.com/news/06/jan/1212.html




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you know guys, my dad just went there last week, and he says that ever since the whole nuclear thing started, well there is nothing going on in kish. No construction at all, not even flower of the east. Hich khabari nist....

I've heard the same thing too...

That is really sad. No foreigner wants to invest in Iran now. Not only this nuclear thing is not advantageous but it is bad for Iran's economy.

if thats true thing are going worse on the mailand...

In that report, where is says "Do not expect great food in the restaurants and hotels, even after all these years, and they don't come cheap!" Thats bullsh!t, the food on Kish is great... best kebab ive had, second only to Shandiz village near Mashad


Its generally like that... When I went I was talking to some business owners and they were saying that anything that happens politically Kish is the one who feels it the worse, economicly and politicly, i.e. less tourists, less construction, tightening up Islamic law etc etc... As always Kish is on the bottom of the Akhonds priority list

I wanna visit Iran when the flowr of the east hotel completed :D

lol Is the flower of the east hotel proposed or under construction??

the flower of the east is under construction.

Yep... Aproved and now apparently its been under construction for the past year or so

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=276189

and theres this project: Lotus Hotel

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=223232

Unfortunatly its hard to get project updates from Iran :bash:

Kish Port to be dredged, new island to be created
TEHRAN, June 6 (MNA) — Iran’s Persian Gulf port Kish will begin receiving bulk carriers by March 2007 through the implementation of the port’s comprehensive plan, the managing director of the Kish Port and Airport Development and Management Company said on Tuesday.

Mehdi Chamanzad put the maximum capacity of the ships that will be able to enter the port in the future at 50,000 tons.

The comprehensive plan will be launched sometime between autumn 2006 and spring 2007, he explained.

Dredging operations will be carried out in the future to increase the depth of the water beside the docks to 14 meters, he added.

One million cubic meters of silt and mud will be removed during the dredging, which will be used to create a new artificial island near Kish, he stated.

Chamanzad said that the new island is being created to expand tourism and efforts are currently underway to find a suitable location.

END

SOURCE: http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=336168

NIOC to start development of Kish gas field soon
TEHRAN, June 5 (MNA) — The managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) announced here launching of the development project of Kish gas field in the near future.

Having a capacity of 48 trillion cu. feet, Kish gas field is considered as an economical project, he added.


In his remarks, he also referred to the development projects of different phases of South Pars, calling them significantly important as far as meeting the domestic needs and exporting products are concerned.


He further stated that the development project of North Pars Gas Filed is atop NIOC’s agenda.
END

With the new Kish Gas Find, Iran should now have over 1 ,000 trillion cubic feet of natural gas... incredible!

Kish Port to be dredged, new island to be created
TEHRAN, June 6 (MNA) — Iran’s Persian Gulf port Kish will begin receiving bulk carriers by March 2007 through the implementation of the port’s comprehensive plan, the managing director of the Kish Port and Airport Development and Management Company said on Tuesday.

Mehdi Chamanzad put the maximum capacity of the ships that will be able to enter the port in the future at 50,000 tons.

The comprehensive plan will be launched sometime between autumn 2006 and spring 2007, he explained.

Dredging operations will be carried out in the future to increase the depth of the water beside the docks to 14 meters, he added.

One million cubic meters of silt and mud will be removed during the dredging, which will be used to create a new artificial island near Kish, he stated.

Chamanzad said that the new island is being created to expand tourism and efforts are currently underway to find a suitable location.

END

SOURCE: http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=336168

That looks good.

With the new Kish Gas Find, Iran should now have over 1 ,000 trillion cubic feet of natural gas... incredible!

I wish they knew how to use this incredible money properly.

^^ True... I cant see much good happening to Kish under the IRI as their Islamic laws put off both Iranian and foreign tourists. When I went I saw mostly Iranians and a few German families. I guess Iranians mostly go to Dubai as they can escape these wonderfull Islamic laws like hijab etc.

I know the laws in Kish are more relaxed than mainland Iran i.e. men can wear shorts, women can be looser with hijab, women can dance as long as they are sitting on their chairs (wtf?!).. but its still not enough, especially as every now and again they tighten up laws according to political climate. I dont think it would be that disasterous if they exclude Kish from Islamic laws. It would be good for the economy and they can test how they can slowly unpack the laws all across the nation on Kish.

They know how much good it is for Iran's economics if they remove the law about Hejab but they still insist on it.

Kish ready to launch direct flight to Almaty
TEHRAN, June 11 (MNA) — Majid Shayeste, the managing director of Kish Free Zone Organization (KFZO), Sunday voiced the organization’s readiness to launch direct flight between the southern island and Almaty, the Kazakh capital.

“The KFZO will do its best to establish direct flight between the Persian Gulf island and Almaty,” he vowed in a meeting with 15 Kazakh journalists, adding Iran and Kazakhstan have cultural commonalities and interests.

Shayeste named 50 hotels, amusement parks and tourist centers, branches of famous Iranian and foreign universities, and suitable opportunities for developing the “hi-tech” industries on the island.

“The island guarantees the foreign investment security and we welcome stronger presence of Kazakh investors from state and private sectors,” the managing director added.

The Kazakh journalists are on a weeklong tour and have so far visited Tehran, Isfahan, and Kish.

END

SOURCE: http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=338064

Gas feild updates:

Kish in situ gas reserve estimated at 43 trillion cu. ft.
TEHRAN, June 21 (MNA) – In situ natural gas reserve in Kish, an island in southern Iran, is estimated at 43 trillion cubic feet, exploration manager of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) announced here Wednesday.

Mahmud Mohaddes added 36 trillions of the figure could be brought to surface.

“The first layer of gas was identified at the depth of 4,500 meters during the initial stage of exploration last year,” said the official, adding the thickness of gas stratum is measured at 650-700 cubic meters.

Preliminary studies on the area have been conducted and the technical data are made available to Pars Oil and Gas Company and Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC), he said.

END

SOURCE: http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=342931

Minister says Kish gas field development will end before portfolio
TEHRAN, June 23, (MNA) – “The development of Kish gas field will finish by the end of my term,” vowed Iran’s Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh.

Talking to the MNA, the minister added the development of the southern field is top on agenda and will take place within three years.

Initial exploratory and measuring studies have been already carried out, said Vaziri-Hamaneh, adding the Master Development Plan (MDP) is prepared in the next stage.

According to the reports, the exploration director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), Mahmud Mohaddes, has announced that the in situ gas reserves in the Kish field amount to some 43 trillion cubic feet, some 36 trillion extractable.

The thickness of gas stratum is also measured at 650-700 cubic meters, and the primary information on the area has been made available to the South Pars Oil and Gas Company and the Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC).

END

SOURCE: http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=343494

Woow :D'

Guys I have one question .. what does " U/C " stand for? thanks

Hi adaamha, welcome to Skyscrapercity forums... Kosh amadi :)

U/C means Under Construction. Also Under-c is sometimes used

Woow :D'

Guys I have one question .. what does " U/C " stand for? thanks

Hi Adaamha
Welcome to the forums
U/C means Under Construction
Good Luck

A recent article on Kish, by AFP from Middle east online:

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'Halal' tourism

Iran looks to Muslim tourists to revive resorts

Conservative Islamic republic is trying to attract Muslims to breathe life into its Kish island.


By Hiedeh Farmani - KISH, Iran

The two young girls sped past on their hired bicycles, clearly enjoying a pastime that is banned for them throughout the rest of Iran.

And out on the clear waters of the southern Gulf, a young married couple skimmed the placid blue surface on a jetski, she fully dressed but her arms around the man clad in swim trunks, T-shirt and lifejacket.

And while alcohol is barred on Kish island like everywhere else in Iran, a more relaxed ambiance seems to pervade this island resort where for a couple, jetski-ing well off-shore, it may seem worth the risk of breaking the rules.

The flexibility, however, is not enough to bring in non-Muslim tourists for most of whom alcohol and mixed bathing are a holiday norm.

So Iran is trying to attract Muslims to breathe life into its island resort and counter the flow of Iranians opting for holidays in neighbouring countries.

"We count on the billion-strong Muslim population to vacation here and we are going to invest in attracting them," said Asghar Alizade Gharib, a tourism official on Kish island.

There is quite a long way to go even to keep Muslim tourists happy.

At present only one beach is reserved for women, but there at least they can bathe in swimming costumes even if getting there requires at least a 10-minute drive to or from the nearest hotel.

Covered in sweat and tugging at her headscarf, Somayeh Ebrahimi waits for a taxi outside the beach - sheltered by high wooden fences on the eastern coast, despite there being no high buildings to overlook it.

"This is so inconvenient, I don't mind going to the beach without my husband, but they have to do something to make it easier to get there in this terrible heat," said the 26-year-old mechanical engineer.

It is the first vacation on Kish for Ebrahimi, who has already been to Britain, Dubai and Malaysia, but who says she would much prefer to spend her money at home and see her fellow Iranians become richer.

"I do not care for going to Dubai again; there is nothing cultural to do, but if they want a tourist boom here they should bring in the concerts, the water park and the exotic restaurants."

Once a winter getaway for the former Shah and his family, Kish was declared a free trade zone in 1992 to try to rival nearby Dubai. It became a shopping paradise drawing thousands of tourists to the mushrooming malls despite its unbearable heat and humidity.

"There are not as many visitors to spend big bucks here any more," lamented Saeed Shirazi, a taxi driver who has lived on the island for 18 years.

In a country of 70 million, Kish has an annual one million visitors, with barely any foreigners among them.

Tourists complain there is not much to do except shop, which has lost its appeal as prices are little different from the mainland, where the government reduced import tariffs in a bid to combat smuggling.

"The quality stuff is as expensive as in Tehran and the rest is fake Chinese and Thai plastic," said 27-year-old Shiva Rahmani in disdain, eyeing an imitation Diesel bag in a shop window covered with sale signs.

"I would have liked to go to Dubai or Turkey, but my father does not allow me to go abroad," said this single woman of Iran's neighbours which draw hundreds of thousand of Iranian tourists every year.

She has spent 250 dollars on a five-day package while her friends went to Antaliya in southern Turkey "where there is more freedom and fun for 400 dollars".

Gharib says bargain shopping is no longer a tourist attraction, yet he admits the island does not have much else to offer, especially for women.

"The island has great potential to entertain holiday-makers searching for serenity in a safe familial environment off the beaten track," he said, citing warm winters, a vast sandy coastline, varied marine life and coral reefs.

"We are going to offer top quality service in water sports and eco-tourism as well as affordable accommodation while respecting our red lines," Gharib added, laying out plans for developing golf courses and boating clubs.

"There are plans for separate but close beaches for men and women," he said, acknowledging that the lack of mixed beaches and ban on alcohol are "certainly seen as limitations by many tourists".

One of the main projects is the "Flower of the East" development, which is a 1.7 billion Euro joint venture with the German firm Dress and Sommer which began in 2004 and is expected to be finished by 2009.

The project includes a seven-star and two five-star hotels, three residential areas, villas and apartment complexes, coffee shops, luxury showrooms and stores, sports facilities and a marina for 250 boats.

A golf course is also to be developed on 155 hectares (380 acres) of land. There will be an 18-hole course to PGA standards, and a nine-hole course plus one on top of a tower.

Already entrepreneurs like Hossein Sabet have started investing in luxury hotels on the island. Named after one of Iran's ancient kings, the 200-room Dariush Grand Hotel is an ambitious sprawling compound modelled after Achaemenid capital of Persepolis which opened for business about 30 months ago.

The original plan for the five-star hotel included a private beach with a variety of water sports, which is still awaiting authorization to be developed.

Hotel manager Fereidoon Movafegh said that to attract foreign tourists, the island had to offer more freedom and fun.

"We have no choice but to expand this industry, it's dynamic and keeps making money, unlike oil which will run out sometime," he said.

AFP photos related to the artical

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Iranian women cycle in Kish island, 14 August 2006. Iran prides itself on the natural beauties of this Gulf island, where the Islamic republic is hoping to attract Muslim tourists while observing its red lines including a strict Islamic dress code and segregated beaches.

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An Iranian woman walks in the lobby of a hotel, decorated with designs modeled after Iran's ancient Achaemenid capital of Persepolis.

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Iranians women walk on the beach in their clothes in Kish island

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Young Iranians enjoy their time on the beach of Kish

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An Iranian couple jet-ski off Kish island.

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Iranian women shop at a commercial center in Kish island.

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Tourists watch folk dancers in a mall on Kish Island.

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Iranian youths pass their time in a shopping mall in Kish island.

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Iranian tourists get away from the outdoors heat in a restaurant in one of Kish island's numerous malls.

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A general view shows Iran's Kish island, 14 August 2006. ^^ Shahr Aftab to the left.

More good stuff by intl news agencies lol

Golf makes a comeback in Iran

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Mahmoud Reza Abbasi, project manager of two golf courses still under construction at The Flower of The East golf resort, shows the progress of the project as he drives in his car on the site at Kish island just off the Persian Gulf coast in Iran, Thursday Sept. 14, 2006. Golf is making inroads in the Islamic Republic. Two new courses are under development on this coral island just off Iran's Persian Gulf coast, the first in more than 30 years. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)


By JIM KRANE, Associated Press.

KISH, Iran (AP) - Golf never has been very popular in Iran. Even during the days of the shah, there was a single 18-hole course in Tehran: The Imperial Country Club.

And after the 1979 Islamic revolution, golf was derided as a peculiar western waste of time. The embattled Iranian duffer's options dwindled as the Tehran course sprouted weeds and had five holes expropriated by the Revolutionary Guards.

But now golf is making inroads in the Islamic Republic. Two new courses are under development on this coral island just off Iran's Persian Gulf coast, the first in more than 30 years.

A US$2.2-billion golf resort, dubbed The Flower of The East, is under development by an Iranian businessman based in Germany, backed by German and Swiss investors.

The investors believe they'll have little trouble attracting players - and buyers of luxury homes - among the 1.1 million tourists who visit Kish each year. They say the rigours of operating in Iran's isolation are outweighed by Kish's attractions: fine white beaches, and no taxes or restrictions on sending home profits.

But construction has been slowed by the nuclear dispute between Iran and the West. If the United Nations imposes sanctions, developers fear the course and surrounding resort could be delayed - or scuttled.

Ingolf Burstedde, the German engineer overseeing the development, says the German government appears to be withholding normal insurance guarantees to German contractors and architects waiting to build the resort.

"Yes, we're afraid," Burstedde said in his Kish office. "Sanctions would cause a delay, at least. Maybe we'd stop work for a while."

Construction was going ahead last week, with Iranian contractors sculpting a huge patch of land under direction of a Dubai-based golf course designer. Furthest along is a nine-hole course and driving range aimed at first-time golfers.

A tour of the course-to-be last week found backhoes scraping artificial lakes and piling excavated limestone into future bunkers and fairways. The result was a lunar landscape of bleached white hills and dales.

"This is the end of Fairway 4," said project manager Mahmoud Reza Abbasi, giving a tour in his four-wheel drive vehicle. "This is Island B. This is the start of Lake 12."

A French firm will handle the final details, since Iranians have no experience designing golf courses, Abbasi said.

A full 18-hole course planned for a neighbouring site is aimed at foreign tourists and homebuyers, mainly wealthy Iranian expatriates who live in Los Angeles, Germany and across the Persian Gulf in Dubai, Burstedde said.

By 2009, Burstedde said two finished courses will be surrounded by luxury villas and townhouses marketed, in some cases, for millions of dollars each.

A second phase, which developers hope to finish by 2012, would contain a luxury hotel, yachting marina and apartments on a manmade peninsula jutting into the harbour.

Burstedde said Iran's laws mean the resort will lack for two things: integrated bathing and liquor. The Islamic Republic still segregates men and women in the island's swimming pools and beaches. And alcohol is banned in Iran.

"Can you imagine going to the bar and you can't get a whiskey?" Burstedde lamented.

In reality, though, men and women do swim together and any taxi driver on the island can find smuggled alcohol. And Burstedde said his resort is preparing for the day those laws are overturned. Spas and swimming pools are designed with easily removable barriers between men's and women's sides.

"When the laws change we simply remove the walls and men and women can mingle," he said.

Since no one cares I guess I'll continue the trend of posting articles for myself. :p

Here's from AP, through CNN. This one is interesting too, it mostly deals with the "social issues".


For liberal Iranians, it starts with a Kish

'Iranian Island Defies Nation's Conservatism'

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Iranian women enjoy a jet-ski ride on Kish island in the Persian Gulf.

KISH, Iran (AP) -- This coral-rimmed vacation island could pass for Iran's Key West -- a place where the sexes mix and the music flows, and where women roar about on jet-skis, let slip their head scarves and frolic with their husbands on the gleaming sands.

Although island authorities draw the line at booze and bikinis, Kish remains a haven of freedom in an Islamic republic under the deepening conservatism of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Lately, however, Kish has lost a few freedoms. It used to boast of beaches for foreign tourists where women could bathe in bikinis alongside men. Those beaches proved too racy and were shut down.

"There are new restrictions here now," says Nasim Sehat, a vacationing 20-year-old Tehran woman bowling with her family. "My sister and I couldn't get permission yesterday to go diving, because we are ladies."

But Ahmadinejad, caught up in a furor over nuclear development and his calls for Israel's destruction, "has better things to do for now" than mess with Kish, said Shahab Rezania, 34, a physical therapist from the mainland city of Shiraz.

Here in the Persian Gulf, 10 miles (16 kilometers) off Iran's mainland and 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) south of Tehran, a woman can ride a bike with her arms bared, hair uncovered and jeans rolled up to the calves. Women go bowling with men, they snorkel and ride jet-skis together and cheer dolphin acrobatics at a Sea World-style amusement park.

And, although it's not really permitted, men and women frolic together on the beach.

"There's no one here to check on you. I haven't seen any police," said Sanam Attaran, 30, a medical technician from Shiraz dining in a packed supper club. "Women here can take their scarves off completely. But it's a little scary to do that."

Even Ramadan, the holy Islamic month of dawn-to-dusk fasting now under way, doesn't slow things down very much.

Attaran, holidaying here before Ramadan began, was dressed like a hippie in an embroidered tunic and sandals. She let her head scarf slide to her shoulders and left it there, defiantly. Gazing at her husband, she said: "When there's nobody around we can swim together."

In mainland Iran, religious laws prohibit women from baring legs, arms or hair. Some activities are segregated, though far less so than in Saudi Arabia, across the Gulf.

Kish governor Madjid Shayesteh, appointed by Ahmadinejad himself, heads the Kish Free Zone, the government agency that runs the 35-square-mile (90-square-kilometer) island as a center for free trade and tourism. He's determined to keep it that way.

"I'll continue what was going on the island, unless people tell me that some of those freedoms aren't in line with the laws," Shayesteh said in an interview. "We're eager to keep a happy environment."

And do business. Tehran wants to use Kish's liberal social and economic climate to stanch the hemorrhage of Iranian capital and lure back citizens who have moved across the Gulf to the freewheeling United Arab Emirates, especially booming Dubai, to escape Iran's conservatism.

Iranian parliamentarian Hadi Haqshenas recently complained that Iran's overweening economic rules had triggered the exodus.

"The booming economy in the U.A.E. is a direct consequence of Iran's failed policies" in economics and trade, Haqshenas told the English-language paper Iran News. "Since these wrongheaded policies won't be reversed any time soon, we can expect the U.A.E. to attract many of our specialists, medical doctors, engineers and other experts."

The island is crammed with duty-free malls and luxury hotels, with new ones springing up by the dozen. Work has begun on a $2.2 billion golf resort.

"Kish is improving and developing. They're putting in a lot of effort to make it nice," Sehat remarked amid the clatter of strikes and splits at the Maryam Bowling Alley.

"But there isn't enough freedom here," she said. "I still prefer Dubai."

Kish was developed in the 1970s under Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. He used Iran's oil wealth to build a casino and hotel on a scrub-covered coral island whose main feature was a primitive fishing village. His airport was built to handle Concordes that were said to fly in from Paris loaded with prostitutes and dinner from Maxim's restaurant.

Kish sat idle for years after the 1979 Islamic revolution ousted the shah, but was declared a free zone in 1989 and development resumed.

Since then, it has wielded a big influence over the rest of Iran. When the country undertook reforms in the 1990s, social freedoms were tested in Kish and, if they proved harmless, moved to Tehran and elsewhere.

Nightclub singing appeared in Kish while it was still banned on the mainland. Women were first allowed to bicycle in public in Kish, a privilege now enjoyed across Iran. Paintball games were introduced here first and have since shown up in Tehran.

Live music is perhaps Kish's most striking attraction.

On a recent September night, Javed, the grizzled crooner at the Shandiz nightclub, sang a Shah-era song whose female singer, Marzieh, is banned from performing in Iran. Waiters served beer mugs of doogh, a yogurt drink, and charred lamb on skewers. Women let their scarves slip and sang along, wiggling to the music in their seats or smoking hookahs.

At the giant Dariush Grand hotel, whose motifs celebrate Iran's pre-Islamic glories, spokeswoman Marzieh Sanai explained: "The idea is to show foreigners, especially westerners, that Iran isn't what you've been seeing on the news for the past 30 years. Iran has a strong culture and long history and we are proud of it."

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An Iranian woman removes her scarf as she rides a bike at Kish island in Persian Gulf, Iran, Sept. 13, 2006. For the most part, Kish is Iran's Key West, the closest thing to a party island in the Islamic Republic. Here, a woman can ride a bike with her arms bared, hair uncovered and jeans rolled up to the calves. Women go bowling with men, they snorkel and ride jet-skis together and, although it's not really permitted, frolic together on the beach.

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An Iranain man talks to women covered in special overall as they prepare for a jet-ski ride at Kish.

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An Iranian couple leave the men's beach.

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An Iranian man with American flag on his T-shirt prepares to bowl as the women wait for their turns at Maryam bowling complex.

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An Iranian boy holds a toy AK-47 gun as he plays at the lobby of Dariush Grand hotel.

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Director General of Kish Free Zone Madjid Shayesteh, appointed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , talks to The Associated Press at Kish island in the Persian Gulf, Iran, Sept. 14, 2006. Shayesteh, who heads the Kish Free Zone, said he has no plans to roll back the extra freedoms Iranians come here to enjoy.

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Iranian women look at the architectural model projects presented by Flower of the East development company at Kish island's airport in Persian Gulf, Iran, Thursday Sept. 14, 2006. A group of European investors headed by an Iranian-German has begun work on a sprawling US$2.2 billion (euro1.7 billion) golf resort.

There is a lot of talk from Kish investors that Kish will be (partly) less strict from 2009-2010 to attract more tourist.

Kish - Dubai Ferry to attract foreign tourists

The Kish Shipping Services Company has launched the first Kish-Dubai passenger line in order to attract foreign tourists, According to KSSC Managing Director Ahmad Karami.

The line has been established jointly by the Val-Fajr Shipping Company and the KSSC and the first group of foreign tourists comprised of 100 people entered Kish Island concurrent with Eid Fetr.

One of the great advantage of this sea voyage over air travel is the inexpensive ticket. The ticket price is about Rls. 550,000 for Iranians and 270 dirhams for foreign tourists.

The Negin Ship can carry 250 passengers and 20 tons of goods on it's four hour cruise over the 115-mile distance between Kish and Dubai. Each passenger will be entitled to bring 50 kilograms of luggage free of charge.

Original article (http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=398989), had to rewrite it though cuz the original sucked. :bash:

Shell planning to participate in MDP tender on Kish gas field

The managing director of the Iranian Offshore Oil Company said here on Saturday that Royal Dutch Shell is planning to take part in the bid on the Master Development Plan (MDP) of an Iranian offshore gas field.

http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=402167

A New 5 Star Hotel

Ayandeh Kish Trading & Investment Company just recently purchased a piece of land of 21,000 m for designed 5 star hotel, as well as recreation and residential projects.

do you have any photo about this project?

Kish Island pics:
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=223500

Kish Island hotels & malls:
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=337061

Kish Island, Persian Gulf, Dec 1

http://server32.irna.com/filesystem/06/12/01/875515-56-27.GIF


A group of foreign tourists arrived in Kish Island for a one-day tour.

Kish Island’s Tourism on the Rise

The number of tourist arrivals to the Persian Gulf Island of Kish between March and December this year has increased by 23 percent compared to the same period last year.

Tehran, 6 December 2006 (CHN Foreign Desk) -- Statistics show an increase of 23 percent in the number of tourist arrivals to the Persian Gulf Island of Kish in the first eight months of the Iranian (solar) year – that is between mid-March and December 2006, compared to the similar period last year. This number is anticipated to rise even more considering that Kish Island will be hosting a series of festivals and exhibitions in the upcoming months.

According to Ali Gharibzadeh, deputy director of Kish Free Zone Organization in tourism affairs, the cooling of the weather in the past few months in Kish Island together with the numerous exhibitions which were recently held in this Persian Gulf Island drew in large numbers of tourists to the region such that almost all the hotels were fully booked.

“Facilities granted to travel agencies as well as reorganization of the accommodation centers, restaurants, and tourist attraction sites of Kish Island can be taken as other factors responsible for the increase in the number of tourist arrivals to Kish Island,” added Gharibzadeh.

Located 19 kilometers off mainland Iran, Kish Island has a unique position in the strategic Persian Gulf region among tens of other large and small islands. It is considered a major commercial center linking Iran to the southern countries of the Persian Gulf. Having a number of beautiful tourist attraction centers and historic sites, Kish Island has become known as the “Pearl of the Persian Gulf” since the ancient times.

SOURCE: http://www.chnpress.com/news/?section=1&id=1765

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پروژه مجتمع مسكوني مهستان كيش

پروژه مهستان كيش درساحل شرقي جزيره كيش وبا فاصله ( مستقيم ) 300 متر از ساحل واقع شده است . زمين پروژه به مساحت 36719 مترمربع و بـه شكل ذوزنقـه مي باشد . درخصوص اين مجموعه مي توان گفت كه ساختمان پروژه بگونه اي استثنايي وخاص طراحی گرديده است كه ميتوان به جرأت اعلام نمود ، نظير آن تا بحال طراحي و ساخته نشده است .

اين پروژه شبيه زيگورات مي باشد كه باعث ايجاد تراسهايـي در تـرازهاي مختلف مي گردد ، فرم اين حجم بگونه اي است كه در تمامـي سطـوح بصـورت منحنـي خواهـد بـود . ( حركت انتقالي ، دوراني پلان بسمت داخل قوس )

در طراحي اين مجموعه اهدافي مدنظر بوده كه ذيلاً به آنها اشاره مي گردد

I esp. like the Kish one

http://www.mahestanco.ir/panel/gallery/9/6.JPG


That is finished, atleast partly. I've seen it on several pix around here.

IRAN IMPORTS US$11 MLN OF GOODS VIA KISH ISLAND IN AUTUMN
Monday January 22, 2007, 12:28 pm

KISH ISLAND, Persian Gulf, Jan 22 Asia Pulse - Goods worth over US$11 million were imported to Iran via this southern island in the third quarter of the current Iranian year (September 23-December 21, 2006).

Director of Kish Island's Customs Office, Safar-Ali Olia, told IRNA on Saturday that the amount was 4,240,022 kg.

The customs office received rls 25 billion (US$2.7 million) fees from the importers, Olia added.

(IRNA)

http://au.biz.yahoo.com/070122/17/12a3x.html

http://www.tojarkish.com/fa/Default.aspx

^^^ verrrrryyyyy ugly and cheap...

PROJECT: SALAR KISH HOTEL

On Kish island in the Persian gulf off the coast of Iran, a luxurious hotel, Salar hotel, will be built. This multistory hotel will be built in close proximity of the coastline, on one of the top locations of the island. The hotel will be surrounded by a park including a small recreation facility for children. Part of the recreational facilities will be a marina.

http://www.arthecs.nl/images/hotelsk1.jpg
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It just striked me, how come they dont have any big amusement parks there`?

FOE is right beside "pelageh banovan" lol i have no clue why they would build it there..i wonder if they will put a ceiling on the swimming area for the tourists not to see :P lol so i think that would be the south east corner of the island

and the ugly coastal village will be next to it, what a shame! :(

Kish-based shipping firm launches new line to Dubai

KISH ISLAND, Hormozgan Prov. – A new sea route between this southern Iranian island and the Persian Gulf emirate of Dubai has been launched by a Kish-based shipping line.

Ships will carry 300 passengers between Kish and Dubai every day, the moveis predicting to encourage more tourists from the Arab states of the Persian Gulf region to visit Kish and enjoy its exotic beauty. The company will use Tavus-1 and Tavus-2 cruisers, which have carried passengers between Abadan port, Khuzestan Province, and Kuwait for five years, in the new shipping line, E. Rostami stated.

“Silver Whisper” to Berth in Kish Island

“Silver Whisper” recreational ship will berth in Kish Island, south Iran, on Wednesday morning, 21st of March 2007 with 359 multi-nationality tourists.

Tehran, 21 March 2007, Foreign Desk -- “Silver Whisper” recreational ship will berth in the Persian Gulf Island of Kish on the first day of Spring, March 21, coinciding with the beginning of the Persian New Year.

The ship carries 359 multi-nationality tourists. According to the office of public relations and international affairs of Kish Free Zone Organization, these tourists will stay at the Island overnight and will visit natural and historical attractions of Kish Island by bicycles and will continue their trip to the United Arab Emirates the following day.

Last December, another recreational ship named “Silver Cloud” carrying 300 tourists, entered Kish Island which is a coral island in the Persian Gulf, south Iran.

http://www.chnpress.com/news/?section=1&id=1845

Oh, those are nice!

Kish opens major timber factory
Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:31:36
Source: IRIB

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The first unit of the Middle East's largest timber industries factory has been inaugurated on Iran's Persian Gulf island of Kish.

Build at a cost of 230 billion rials and 27 million euros, the unit is to produce over 2.2 million kitchen cabinets annually, IRIB reported.

Covering an area of 200,000 square meters, the factory is expected to be complete by 2011 with an investment of 900 billion rials and 80 million euros.

The products of the factory will be either sold in the domestic market or exported to the Persian Gulf Arab states.

Once the factory becomes complete in 2011, some 100 million euros worth of products will be exported to regional states annually.

http://www.presstv.ir/Detail.aspx?id=18213&sectionid=351020102

I don't Recall seeing this project on the forum, But when I was in Kish Last month I came across several Towers Going up, However I found one of them. Mica Tower, this tower was Going up right across from my hotel.
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http://www.micatowers.com/en/default.aspx

I just checked out the site, nice man... very cool project

that's a really nice design...

I think there is enough info about this project for it to deserve it's own thread...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=513932

Man, Kish is gettin better and better each day.

Hi guys, My name is Mehran, I was on this forum over 4 months. I just didnt have time to register and talk with you guys(I was mostly lazy lol). I am Persian, Born in Tehran, Pirouzi.:D. I live in Toronto now. I hope Iran gets better in the future.

^^ Welcome :)

Power plant operational in southern Iran
TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) -- Kish Power Plant No. 6 with a capacity of 37.5 megawatts became operational on the island, southern Iran, the managing director of Kish Water and Power Company said Monday.

The project cost about 110 billion rials ($11.75m).

Electricity consumption growth rate in Kish is more than twice as in other parts of Iran, Saeid Dezfuli added, accenting the necessity of such a power plant.

In the project, having been developed to a great deal last summer, 74,860 cu. m. of ground has been graded and high- and low-voltage cables with 10,500 meter length have been laid, he said.

The plant soars Kish power generation to 120 megawatts, the advisor to minister of energy added.

Mahmud Moqaddam expressed hope Kish Island will face no blackouts next summer.

http://mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=568823

Oman proposes $2b investment for development of gas field in Iran's Kish island

Tehran, Dec 10, IRNA - Oman has proposed a $2-billion investment in development plan of gas field in Persian Gulf island of Kish, the managing director of the Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) announced on the southern island on Sunday.

Mahmoud Zirakchianzadeh added that the suggestion includes establishment of a joint investment company and gas exports to the neighboring country.

Following the finalization of the exports plan, one billion cubic feet of gas will be exported to Oman through the 500-km long pipeline per day, he said.

http://www.payvand.com/news/07/dec/1094.html

Does anyone know where this place is gonna be built in Iran. It looks kind of cool :)

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/HA/Multimedia_pics_1388_2_photo_1513.jpg

it must be in the persian gulf!so i think its kish !but its childish!to write khalije fars on the water!
then the arabs come--they put all theyr money together and write khaliye arab!

childish and once in place u cant stop the term arabian gulf!

^^ The hell with them, they can't do anything when we establish good relations with the west :cheers:

Does anyone know where this place is gonna be built in Iran. It looks kind of cool :)

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/HA/Multimedia_pics_1388_2_photo_1513.jpg

Way awesome project, thanks for sharing alitezar. I hope they make the Persian text calligraphic :)

^^ You're welcome. Yes, that would be cool :)

Does anyone know where this place is gonna be built in Iran. It looks kind of cool :)

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/HA/Multimedia_pics_1388_2_photo_1513.jpg

^^for that we need a thread for itself, because it is huge.

Does anyone know where this place is gonna be built in Iran. It looks kind of cool :)

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/HA/Multimedia_pics_1388_2_photo_1513.jpg

I really don't know. But it looks kinda like:

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=26.520177,53.919654&spn=0.011731,0.022724&t=h&z=16

^^ I hope it's not there, because it's the emptiest place in Kish. The Eastern coastline is much better.

wait a minute...

That's the same as this project! notice that small image in the newspaper that says "khalij-e Fars"!
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Official website: http://www.veritas.com.my/ Go to: Portfolio/Planning/Kish Island, Iran/Info

Proposed: 2007 (probably approved or waiting for approval, surely not cancelled)
Client: Navid investment and economy development co.

This project is a resort development near the south eastern tip of Kish Island, Iran. The site is divided into 2 parts, a larger irregular shaped bordered by roads on all sides and a smaller rectangular by a road and the beach. The larger site includes 2000 resort style services apartments, a themed hotel, commercial office buildings, shopping center, leisure facilities, private villas and low rise apartments. The smaller site will be transformed into a public park which provides facilities such as bicycle riding, roller skating, rock climbing and other outdoor sporting/leisure facilities. There will be also a Jetty extending into the water for fishing activities, a restaurant and leisure craft and water sport activities.

Maybe we could open a thread for it?

Eskan residential towers - 3 x 15fl
Client: Villa Eskan Kish co.
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Seaside residential building

Area: 15,000 m2
Client: Iran Atlas Commercial and Industrial Co.

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Sadaf-e Kish

Type: Residential
Area: 20,000 m2
Client: Habitat Investment Company

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Ashna building

Use: Commercial and exhibiton

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Maryam complex was designed taking into consideration the growing student population of Kish as well as the fluctuating demand for housing. This complex combines small and large apartments with an area of 65 to 188 sqm responding to the diverse demands of future buyers. Nevertheless, the design of this complex allows us to make certain changes to the form and size of the units based on the needs of buyers. This residential complex situated over an area of over 35,000 sqm, Includes one to three bedroom apartments within a 15 storey building. Recreational and sports facilities include an indoor swimming pool and body building area located on the top floor of the complex, The ground floor provides facilities such as day care. Supermarket, dry cleaning and internet cafe, the basement includes the needed parking spaces as well as utilities center of the complex.

http://www.basak-inc.com/product/55

Kish Island Projects Expo in Tehran

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It's a kish exhibition, but I don't know what they're exhibiting.... apart from the second and forth picture.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/Kish/Farajollah_880531_06.jpg

I'd really like to know more about this project, it looks very interesting.

Thanks for posting the photos

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I found this one at Tehroony. the tower location is really weird.

http://www.tehroony.com/image/++++88/05_MORDAD/31/Farajolah_Khalij/Farajollah_880531_02.jpg

Setareh Kish - U/C

http://www.hic-iran.com/content/media/image/2007/10/702_orig.jpg
http://www.hic-iran.com/projectdetail-fa-32.html

Civilization and History Centre of Kish - Khazaneh building

http://www.veritas.com.my/newsletter/Website%20Newsletter/September%202009/6.jpg

Setareh Kish - U/C

http://www.hic-iran.com/content/media/image/2007/10/702_orig.jpg
http://www.hic-iran.com/projectdetail-fa-32.html

New picture
http://www.hic-iran.com/content/media/image/2008/12/1653_orig.jpg

Concurrent with the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the biggest indoor restaurant of the world was inaugurated on Kish Island.
The restaurant has been established by Padideh Shandiz Company, which is active in expansion of tourism industry, Mehr News Agency reported.
Khorasan Razavi Governor Mahmoud Salahi, police commander of the province, Brigadier General Hamid Fahimirad, along with Managing Director of Kish Free Trade Zone Organization (KFTZO) Ali Mohebbi and Managing Director of Qeshm Free Trade Zone Organization (QFTZO) Reza Mousavi as well as a group of MPs and officials attended the inauguration of Padideh Shandiz Tourism Complex.

Tourism Development
Addressing the inaugural ceremony, Salahi said the incumbent government considers development of tourism industry as one of the priorities for materializing the targets of 2025 Vision.
“Most tourists believe many tourism target countries are boring while Iran, which possesses a variety of tourism attractions, has high potentials for investment,” he said.
In addition to yielding profit, tourism industry paves the way for promulgating the culture and civilization of the country and region.
“As long as we do not invest in the field, we cannot claim to have progressed. The capacities of Kish Free Trade Zone are currently presented as investment packages,” he said.
Salahi noted that the Padideh Shandiz tourism project is an important achievement of the private sector in expanding tourism industry.
“The company has managed to correctly utilize the tourism potentials of Shandiz in Mashhad and generate income for the regional people,” he said.
Salahi said the most important feature of Padideh Shandiz project on Kish Island is generation of new jobs.
“So far, some 400 jobs have been generated in this project. The company is the biggest entity in the private sector for creating jobs,” he said.

Achievements
Mohebbi said his organization has always supported investors engaged in tourism projects on Kish Island.
“The fact that Padideh Shandiz Company managed to make this project operational within a short period of 110 days is a great achievement for managers of this company and KFTZO. We hope that with the launch of the next phases of this project, such as hotel and Shahed shopping centers, more domestic and foreign tourists would visit the island,” he said.
Fahimirad said the culture and attitude of Mashhad, the religious capital of Iran, now also prevails in other parts of the country with the inauguration of the one of the successful cultural and tourism subsidiaries of Padideh Shandiz.
“I personally believe that launching such a large center is an ideal and efficient course of action for two-way relationship between people and cultural accomplishments. In order to expand and promulgate the Iranian-Islamic culture and identify the unmatched capabilities of Iranians, Padideh Shandiz is an endurable work that can be considered as a paradigm (for other cases),” he said.
Addressing this ceremony, Managing Director of Padideh Shandiz Company Mohsen Pahlavan Moqaddam said that in the first phase of this project about 70 billion rials were spent for purchasing the restaurant’s land and preparing the needed facilities.

Project Details
The first phase of this complex, which includes the Padideh Restaurant, was constructed in a built-in area of 11,000 square meters.
Some 830 billion rials were spent for buying the surrounding land by KFTZO, which reached 200,000 square meters. In addition to the money spent for purchasing lands, 180 billion rials were spent for constructing this complex.
The built-in area of this restaurant is 6,000 square meters. Some 400 new jobs were generated and this figure will hit 500 people in the next couple of months,” he said.
Pahlavan said it is the biggest indoor restaurant of the world and a ship anchor weighing 100 tons lies adjacent to the restaurant.
The anchor was designed by one of the youths of the country and built by Iranian engineers within 35 days.
“This is the biggest anchor in the world, which will be registered in the Guinness Book of World Records in the near future,” he said.
Referring to the future tourism projects of his company, he said, “Future plans include the construction of the tourism project of Padideh Shandiz in Shiraz and Mashhad. For the latter, 500,000 square meters of land have been purchased.”
Two years were spent on designs and soon Phase One of the undertaking will start. The tourism cultural complex will have a library, mosque, auditorium with a capacity of 1,200 seats, plant and flower international exhibition, five-star hotel, residential complex, construction of the biggest amusement park of the world, an aquatic park and a shopping center.
On the sidelines of the inaugural ceremony, the deputy head of Majlis Economic Commission, Kazem Delkhosh, said the parliament, government and all related bodies are fully supporting these projects.
Padideh Shandiz Complex is one of the big projects that show the might and prudence of Iranians.
The lawmaker noted that the record set regarding the project’s timetable shows the peak of capabilities of Iranians to the rest of the world.
“That a huge project is completed in such a short time and receives the attention of experts and people requires a special outlook which, I believe, must be backed by related organizations,” he said.
Delkhosh emphasized that Padideh Shandiz Complex can mark a new start for a great revolution in attracting tourists.
http://www.iran-daily.com/1389/12/4/...ge/6/Index.htm

The Start of the Simurgh Beach Park Project in Kish


Kish Island, June 28th, KFZO- Kish Urban Development & Services Co. has developed phase I of the Simurgh Beach Park Project.

According to the Public Relations and International Affairs of the Kish Free Zone Organization, the park was built aiming to develop the coastal parks in the southeast corner of the Island in approximately three months.

Big spaces for children to play such as pipes park, sport facilities, including badminton court, tennis tables, skating trails, fitness bars, walking paths and walkways along the park, fountains, bike stations, restrooms, landscapes and parkings will be established in the park .

It should be mentioned that the inside parts of the park are specialized for restaurants, fast foodS and coffee shops. The approximate cost of the Simurgh Park is 9 billion IR Rials.

http://kish.ir/DesktopModules/News/NewsView.aspx?TabID=1&Site=DouranPortal&Lang=en-US&ItemID=5401&mid=13946&wVersion=Staging

They say 9Billion Rial sounds much,but is only 900million toman,u cant buy a house in elahiye 4 that

Kish investment has reduced--Thats my feeling.in the late 90sor at the beginning of the millenium there was a hype on kish.But it has changed.Now it is about qeshm,but i prefer queshm--its much bigger and more strategig than kish

Golden Towers

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http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=210438312347208&set=o.169356469758956&type=3&permPage=1

Mahestan Kish

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http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=204234579634248&set=o.169356469758956&type=3&theater

Nahal Towers

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This has not been posted yet. This is the biggest restaurant of the world.

Padideh Shandiz Complex

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http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.197797390248197.54888.169356469758956&type=1

This has not been posted yet. This is the biggest restaurant of the world.

Padideh Shandiz Complex

http://i51.tinypic.com/wtj41h.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/10pulgi.jpg

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http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.197797390248197.54888.169356469758956&type=1

American company ford sells SUV to Iran?!?!

ive heard about it but never seen the pics

imo it looks childish and cheap, especially those statues

the inside is not chic at all, looks like an oversized fastfood place

but imo the interior looks good.the outside is OK

its good if its not supposed to be a classy lux restaurant

the latest conversations about tariffs and cars have been moved to the "Cars Cars Cars!! (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=334883&page=74)" section

Someone got their history wrong: This is a Babylonian façade, not an Iranian one. Oops! Mornons!

yes its from the gate of ishtar

yea but the origins of babylon arent from iran, later we conquered and developed it but not create
sneaky persians these days :D

this is the website of the restaurant, the same company that is making the shandiz complex in mashhad
http://www.padide.com

setareh kish complex
http://hic-iran.com/content/media/image/2009/03/1842_orig.JPG
http://hic-iran.com/content/media/image/2009/03/1843_orig.JPG
http://hic-iran.com/project-typicalproject-kishstar-fa.html

some projects

http://damoon-e-kish.com/projects.php

if u look at the background and foreground here, there are some towers going up, any info on these?
http://img.irna.ir/1390/13901013/1012785/N1012785-1788816.jpg
http://img.irna.ir/1390/13901013/1012785/N1012785-1788800.jpg
http://www.irna.ir/Display.aspx?NID=030746476

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AFCU5mZ73Y&feature=player_embedded#!

Wow...

Middle East's Mega Mall to be built in Iran
The Middle East biggest international market place is set to be built in Iran.

Based on Kish free trade zone portal, the Middle East biggest international Bazaar is supposed to be built in Iranian Island soon.

The mega mall project will include shopping center, cinema, golf course, bowling and aquarium, which will meet the needs of the inhabitants as well as the travelers to the island.

http://mojnews.com/en/Miscellaneous/ViewContents.aspx?Contract=cms_Contents_I_News&r=1031484

I can't find more informations on this.

Projects from Damoone Kish

Damoone Darya

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_CD07E9C_2_C22B2D47.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_39E4A9E_2_F2C26BAF.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_2DBF572_2_45DF18A5.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/projects_24_529

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_0AFC0E3_2_28F0F090.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_055014B_2_0E2E62D3.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/projects_24_531

Damoon 6

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_B370B71_2_CB3A3BCF.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_478FDE8_2_5E87C74E.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_8DA55B7_2_2D390BBB.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_E6927E9_2_BFAB30C8.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/projects_22

Damoone Kish Air

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_7A2CBF6_2_735DCCDF.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_F6BF49D_2_A2C21AAB.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/projects_20_176

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_128175B_2_9B831255.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_58AAE58_2_E4064BF3.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_8135A8A_2_C9D3014D.jpg

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http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_BE5FC9D_2_CB1252BF.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_1ADA173_2_3C2C0DB7.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_B9D5F0D_2_F5C6D833.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/projects_20_178

Damoon Shopping Centre

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_733E43E_2_D1332D24.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_F0743E5_2_07CE7E15.jpg

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http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_7A33E7D_2_517D0CB0.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/projects_18_637

wow!! it looks like a developed country! it looks kindof like miami-ish, or rather latin american, i used to not like kish much, but now its getting better :cheers:, engar na engar jomhuri eslamiye :D
and the last few projects (especially the white apartment) look fantastic, thats how things should be all across iran, high quality and nice designs for all!

Yes, indeed. Damoone Kish is a good company. They should operate in mainland Iran also. Just think about these projects in all of Iran, together with Kish's cars in all of Iran.:cheers: I also hope that Qeshm will catch up hopefully.

Nice!Kish should be Irans Hong Kong.And since it is a tiny island its easy to build an impressive skyline.But kish should be a state within a state,remove the hijab and bring some big hotels there.let the people drink alkohol and u can say bye bye to Dubai and Izmir

Nice!Kish should be Irans Hong Kong.And since it is a tiny island its easy to build an impressive skyline.But kish should be a state within a state,remove the hijab and bring some big hotels there.let the people drink alkohol and u can say bye bye to Dubai and Izmir

Iran should do the same in mainland too. Choose some location on persian gulf and caspian sea and build some cities like that.

Nice!Kish should be Irans Hong Kong.And since it is a tiny island its easy to build an impressive skyline.But kish should be a state within a state,remove the hijab and bring some big hotels there.let the people drink alkohol and u can say bye bye to Dubai and Izmir

I agree, plus it will bring in that much needed cash as well. Even if the government does agree, those sitting in Qom will go crazy even at the thought of this.

^^ a simple hejab lift would would make people flock kish in the millions, i hope they develop qeshm city too

Iran should do the same in mainland too. Choose some location on persian gulf and caspian sea and build some cities like that.

here a project from them , is it in the north of iran (caspian)? it kindof looks like turkey or something aswell
http://damoon-e-kish.com/projects_14_14

here a project from them , is it in the north of iran (caspian)? it kindof looks like turkey or something aswell
http://damoon-e-kish.com/projects_14_14

This looks like the Naranjestan hotel site. They have a large hotel with villas like this all around.
Or maybe this is another project with the same style.

http://www.sarinaland.com/images/stories/sarina2/s2-015.jpg

http://www.sarinaland.com/images/stories/sarina2/s2-013.jpg

http://www.sarinaland.com/images/stories/sarina2/s2-011.jpg

http://www.sarinaland.com/images/stories/sarina2/s2-002.jpg

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http://www.sarinaland.com/images/stories/sarina2/s2-006.jpg

http://www.sarinaland.com/images/stories/sarina2/s2-005.jpg

http://www.sarinaland.com/images/stories/sarina2/s2-008.jpg


http://www.sarinaland.com/images/stories/sarina2/s2-007.jpg

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http://www.sarinaland.com/images/stories/sarina2/s2-012.jpg

http://www.sarinaland.com/images/stories/sarina2/s2-014.jpg

http://www.sarinaland.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81&Itemid=193

:/ looks like an indian temple with awkward greco-roman decorations

btw something just like this one was built in tehran

http://www.sarinaland.com/images/stories/sarina/s012.jpg
http://www.sarinaland.com/images/stories/sarina/s013.jpg
http://www.sarinaland.com/images/stories/sarina/s010.jpg
http://www.sarinaland.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78&Itemid=191

more
im a bit disappointing, we need kish to atleast be all modern , atleast build plain northern style villas not 18th century semi-romantic-perso-french-grecoroman mock ups
http://www.sarinaland.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78&Itemid=191
http://www.sarinaland.com/images/stories/sina/sina013.jpg
http://www.sarinaland.com/images/stories/sina/sina03.jpg
http://www.sarinaland.com/images/stories/sina/sina04.jpg

http://www.sarinaland.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80&Itemid=192

i like this style,it gives tehran a rocky,old new york gotham city style mix.its wiered some how but i like it,it has something dark.dont now why,but it fits to tehran.

btw lol at the takhte jamshid columns, i just booked them


its good for tehran, and i know exactly what u mean, i like it too, but for kish its a bit too much

yeah it doesnt fit 4 kish.4 kish white colour and glassy buildings are perfekt.

Construction on "KISH MALL" Kish Island’s largest Family Shopping & Leisure Destination has started

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1556186

به زودی شاهد احداث دو پروژه جدید توسط شرکت پدیده خواهیم بود

شهرک سلامت پدیده (اراضی زکریا) که شامل هشت برج (بلندترین آن بیش از 50 طبقه خواهد بود) ، شاپینگ مال و پارکینگ طبقاتی به ظرفیت 10هزار خودرو و....

یک مرکز خرید و تفریحی در کیش

از دیگر پروژه های آینده پدیده می توان به بزرگترین کارخانه ساخت سوله و کاشی سرامیک جهان در اطراف مشهد و چندین رستوران در شهر های مختلف مانند سرعین اردبیل ، شیراز و... اشاره ک

Padideh is pimping up iran

I think the 2 towers left are the kish twin tower. but what about the others?

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/482668_603537319674200_141424086_n.jpg

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=603537319674200&set=a.169530726408197.42582.169356469758956&type=1&theater

more projects

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/524202_600861723275093_760198487_n.jpg

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kish-Island/169356469758956?fref=ts

Damoone Kish Air

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_7A2CBF6_2_735DCCDF.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_F6BF49D_2_A2C21AAB.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/projects_20_176

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http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_58AAE58_2_E4064BF3.jpg

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http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_BE5FC9D_2_CB1252BF.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_1ADA173_2_3C2C0DB7.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/uploads/P_B9D5F0D_2_F5C6D833.jpg

http://damoon-e-kish.com/projects_20_178


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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=598914663469799&set=a.169530726408197.42582.169356469758956&type=1&theater

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https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/480178_209656079179135_1206466579_n.jpg

kish is getting amazing.It has south european standarts already

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/262435_380701905371473_1098929922_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/262435_380701905371473_1098929922_n.jpg

I Likeee it:D