News from 07 June 2006

Kish Port to be dredged, new island to be created - Zawya (https://www.zawya.com/story.cfm?id=ZAWYA20060607044717)

07 June 2006
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.

© Tehran Times 2006




Render of a part of the project - May 2009
http://www.veritas.com.my/newsletter/Website%20Newsletter/May%202009/05.jpg

April 2009, president and other officials looking at the project's scale model on Persian Gulf day's conference.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/HA/Multimedia_pics_1388_2_photo_1513.jpg

Official website: http://www.persiangulfseacity.com/

Consultant's 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.

Total Area: 4,400,000 sq m

Water Area: 2,800,000 sq m

Land Area: 1,600,000 sq m

Cost: $6 billion (source (http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20101007060234/Iran%3A%20Sanctions%20ineffective%20in%20process%20of%20Kish%20Free%20Trade%20Zone%27s%20expansion))

Click on the thumbnails to see the PGSC centre renders, to see the rest visit the official website.

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/5830/11292476.jpg (http://i51.tinypic.com/2zjgmtz.jpg) http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/4337/kish2.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/9315/kish2v.jpg)
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/7442/kish1.jpg (http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7442/kish1.jpg) http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1060/kish3.jpg (http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1060/kish3.jpg)
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/9443/60000322.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/274/40454492.jpg)

About the project:

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.

The housing market is slumped, even in kish, this is what the taxi driver in kish told me! so I don't really think they would go ahead and make something which has no demand (at least for the time being)

^^ Talk about not being suitable, they're building an artificial island in Bushehr :nuts:

The prices will definately change in 5 years so I don't worry about this.

is this the new flower of the east project !?
:tiasd:

^^ No this is a separate project. Flower of the East construction is on hold right now. Flower of the east is supposed to have a very small marina island with villas and hotels built on it. This one has a much larger island area.

Also, flower of the east is on the North-Eastern side of the island, this one is on the South-Eastern side.

Initial renders:
http://www.veritas.com.my/newsletter/Website%20Newsletter/December%202008/003.jpg

http://www.veritas.com.my/newsletter/Website%20Newsletter/February%202009/004.jpg

Dredging the port and building an artificial island seems like a good move, and Kish makes the most amount of sense for a project like this (unlike the rest of the proposed land reclamations) hope it reaches fruition...

Flower of the East construction is on hold right now
I read here that the project was stopped. Someone posted a article but it is in Farsi. Can somebody translate the important parts into English (German not necessary) for me?:bow:

I m sorry for this question, but is Kish big enough for so many holiday projects?

^How about asking for a translation in the FOE thread itself :poke:

I really don't think there is much else to do with the small amount of land Kish has other than build hotel, malls, restaurants and theme parks.

Sorry ...:wallbash: that s the translation, yes

Is it only valid for FOE? ;)

"In this article there is also written, that they started another big project(but smaller than this one) in Azar (a few months ago). This text is an interview with an environmentalist. He says, that the environment of the Kish island is in danger. He also says, that they destroyed many trees and the inhabitance of the corals and many other animals for the "Flower of the east" project . He points out, that with another project the environment of the island gets damaged.
After reading this I was really depressed for 2 reasons: 1.They stopped the project and 2.The environment of Kish is getting damaged... ."

no, i mean its a bit counter intuitive asking here for a translation of an article that is in a different thread. Or have I not understood what you mean? :)

Artificial island? impressive!

I like this :D is this approved yet??

^^for our own people maybe...

also Iran has many tourists from arab countries but also from Japan,China,Germany,Turkey, France, The netherlands, also Kish is a Tax free zone..
also their are around the world several tour agencies that plans every year trips to Iran a friend of me here in Belgium is planning to go this summer:)
the UAE is just sick I mean half of their residential buildings are empty and the skyline isn't even beautiful...

Iran is already one of the biggest industrial countries in the middle east..

many people love to visit Iran, but it's hard to get visa and also they haven't enough infomation, when I was in Kish their were full of Italian and French people in the hotel also I saw an Italian Tourist group in Tajrish ( tehran) walking into the malls, and when I go to Tehran from cologne the plane is full of germans especially on Mahan Air from Dusseldorf..
the main reason why the UAE is a tourist hotspot is not because of the freedom overthere but more becaus it's a tax free zone..

and besides we must start somewhere..:)

please be careful to not politicise project threads. There are plenty of threads in the sky patogh where these debates may take place.

No no don't worry I am not politicising this thread I'm actually arguing economically, since we cannot outdo the UAE in tourism given the political frame we are talking about this seems like a waste of funds.
I mean how many tourists does Iran have annually? 1 million tops if at all!
Wouldn't you agree?

Cheers

With due respect, you politicized the thread the minute you put the Shah as your display picture.

Is this project actually going to be built or it is one of those plan only projects?

The project has been approved. Please add " | App" to the end of the thread title. Thanks.

http://www.veritas.com.my/newsletter/Website%20Newsletter/July%202009/7.jpg

http://www.veritas.com.my/newsletter/Website%20Newsletter/July%202009/index.htm

It looks nice except for the "khalige fars" verbiage. It looks cheesy and unnecessary.

exactly!and two month later the arabs put all yjeir money together and write khalije arabi 1000000 times bigger and more beatyfull!

Nah I like it and it's logical since it's the name of the complex itself. The countries on the other side have raped the name anyway.

How about just changing the names of Gulf of Oman to Gulf of Cyrus and the Arabian Sea to Iranian Sea on all maps, text books, brochures, and anything else that references those bodies of water.

^ That would be hypocrisy, we should never do that. There are better ways to protect our heritage.

Hypocrisy is the backbone of international law and human nature in everything from the NPT to anti waling and human rights and everything in between. Taking the high road in international affairs will often leave you subjected by special interests and their powerful friends. In the real world no quarter is given for gallantry, just ask the Inca or the Mayans.

Early design

http://i25.tinypic.com/zy6gxu.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/14sgkmu.jpg

http://naeimkarimi.wordpress.com/

More simpler projects have been rejected.

Also, I think there's something a bit cheesy about the Persian gulf being written in farsi in the waters.

^ This one is approved, don't be a pessimist :sleepy:

Another scale model picture

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/Kish/Farajollah_880531_07.jpg

ماکت شهر دريايي خليج فارس رونمايي شد
شهر دريايي خليج فارس در مدت 5 تا 7 سال و در سه مرحله در شمال غربي جزيره کيش ساخته مي شود.

خبرگزاري ميراث فرهنگي_ گردشگري_ ماکت طرح شهر دريايي خليج فارس در جزيره کيش رونمايي شد.
در اين طرح نام خليج فارس به دو زبان فارسي و انگليسي به شکل مهر و از طريق خشک کردن آب دريا ساخته خواهد شد.
شهر دريايي خليج فارس در مدت 5 تا 7 سال و در سه مرحله در شمال غربي جزيره کيش ساخته مي شود.
همچنين هـزينه ساخت اين شهر دريايي 2 ميليارد و 100 ميليون دلار بـرآورد شده است که 20 درصد آن را سرمـايه گـذاران بخش خصوصي داخلي تامين مي کنند 80 درصد نيز از طريق فاينانس تامين مي شود.
اين شهرشامل مراکز اداري، سه هتل، شهرک دريايي، دهکده دانش و پارک است.
http://www.chn.ir/news/?Section=1&id=31002

- The construction will take 5-7 years

- The cost of the project is $2,100,000,000

- 20% of the money is provided by private inverstors and 80% of it is made by finance.

- The marine city will have 3 hotels and numerous commercial and residential buildings.

the buildings seem to be about 20-30 floors. It's a dubai style idea with less buildings and shorter height.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/Kish/Farajollah_880531_07.jpg

Persian Gulf SEE city :lol:

looks great

http://pg-seacity.com/

Check out the 'gallary' in the website

I'm sorry for my more cynical comments above. I was shocked when I read them

I'm curious about which model is actually going to be built

It would be just another flower of the east project I guess.

It would be just another flower of the east project I guess.

Yes, the flower was never built, but who knows

Flower of the east never had Ahmadi looking over it.

Better yet, Flower of the east didn't have Ahmadi looking over it with the writing ' PERSIAN GULF' big enough to entertain him

he's probably supporting it

Yes, the flower was never built, but who knows

Flower of the east never had Ahmadi looking over it.

Better yet, Flower of the east didn't have Ahmadi looking over it with the writing ' PERSIAN GULF' big enough to entertain him

he's probably supporting it

yes, you are right, flower of the east didn't have A.N looking over it but from the things they say I doubt that this project would be ever finished! they say 80% of it is going to be supplied through finance, I'm not an economist, so this question arises for me as someone who is not familiar with these type of economic materials, what type of finance they mean?

as an Iranian, I will be glad to see that Kish is growing rapidly, but the things they say are just words and words are cheap. I've been to kish 6 times and the last time was last year's summer, I really didn't see any signs of rapid development as they claim. but let's be optimistic and wait to see what will happen.

by the way, I don't like talking about politics because here isn't the right place to do so but I want to remind you something about the sentence "with the writing ' PERSIAN GULF' big enough to entertain him", last time I checked Pres. A.N was the one who sat in a conference under the title of "the Conference of the Arabic governments of the Gulf" . so I don't think that the writing is a matter of importance for him

The Flower of the East was to be built with €1.7 billion of German money that was no longer allowed to be invested in Iran because of the sanctions.

The Flower of the East was to be built with €1.7 billion of German money that was no longer allowed to be invested in Iran because of the sanctions.

That's exactly where the problem arises! They are never honest with people. They said that the flower of the east is on hold because of environmental issues but we all know that the reason was imposed sanctions not environmental issues.

anyway, does any one have any pics of it being under construction? I really like to see how the construction process is going.

the news seems to be a big hoax. If It was right they would've said something about it yesterday on the Persian gulf day.

don't tell me that this awesome development got canceled :(
what a shame,it looked really promising :(

any new updates on the project?

Have they started dredging the port yet..? It is probably the most key part of the project, it will provide the material that will be dumped off coast to create the 'island' and will allow much larger vessels to dock at the port bringing in more revenue for Kish itself.

Some new renders from Veritas design group

http://i51.tinypic.com/2zjgmtz.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/214piqs.jpg

Also have a look at the project's official website, plenty more renders there. I was thinking of taking screen shots of the renders to post here but they're too many.

http://www.persiangulfseacity.com/

http://i52.tinypic.com/214piqs.jpg

Stunning! Modern, yet with elements of Iranian culture: Note the second building from the right as the top looks like badgirs (wind catchers) from buildings in Yazd. Let's hope this project actually gets built.

Have they started dredging the port yet..? It is probably the most key part of the project, it will provide the material that will be dumped off coast to create the 'island' and will allow much larger vessels to dock at the port bringing in more revenue for Kish itself.

They dredged the port 3 years ago.

Dredging and construction work begin in Iranian port

January 14, 2005

Dredging and dock construction operations have started in the Iranian multipurpose port of Kish.

The project, which includes building a harbor in the northwestern bank of Kish Island, will help the local fishing industry.

The dredging operation, which is being implemented by an unspecified Dutch company, will require excavation of 500,000 cubic metres of material.

The project is due to be completed by the end of this year.

http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=4415


Iran's Port of Kish to be dredged to accommodate bulkers

June 9, 2006

Iranian news sources say the port of Kish will be capable of receiving bulk carriers from next March following execution of a series of improvements at the port, including dredging.

The managing director of the Kish Port and Airport Development and Management Company said ships of up to 50,000 deadweight will be able to use the port in future.

Dredging operations will be carried out to increase the depth of the water beside the docks to 14m.

One million cubic meters of silt and mud will be removed during the dredging project.

http://www.sandandgravel.com/v_dno/print.asp

Imagine this gets built, IMAGINE l

hahah if this gets built il change my name

we have hardly even built a mossalah in tehran after 30 years now we want to build a whole city???

its lovely and absolutely stunning but not realistic. for Iran

...

any updates of any kind????

A few more renders from the official website

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/274/40454492.jpg

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/1022/31728882.jpg

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/7480/84898298.jpg

6 billion dollars hot damn!

Sanctions ineffective in process of Kish Free Trade Zone's expansion
07 October 2010

Kish - Managing Director of Kish Free Trade ZoneKish Free Trade Zone said here Wednesday 1000+% growth in investments in non-industrial businesses here and 165% growth in industrial sectors proves that sanctions have been quite ineffective at least in Kish FTZFTZ development plans. According to IRNA Economic Desk reporter in Kish, Mohammad-Ali Mohebbi who was speaking at a press conference participated by a large number of foreign media reporters, added, "The new policies to be applied in the KFTZFTZ include the establishment and expansion of appropriate infrastructure facilities for economic activities at this beautiful island, that have been made possible relying on heavy Iranian and foreign investments."

He referred to the signing of the contract for the country's hugest investment project in Kish, namely the Persian Gulf Beach Township whose value is 60.000 billion rials (about 6 billion US dollars) between the KFTZFTZ and the investors of the private sector as an example.

Mohebbi added, "This project includes construction of vast scale recreational facilities, five and six star hotels, residential sites, shopping malls, sport complexes and... focusing on expansion of the island's tourist attraction, whose entire contracts have been singed during the past few months and its location is on the west side of the Kish Island."

... read the rest at http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20101007060234/Iran%3A%20Sanctions%20ineffective%20in%20process%20of%20Kish%20Free%20Trade%20Zone%27s%20expansion

does this mean its actually getting built?

i think im in a dream :)

It looks almost unreal.

does this mean its actually getting built?

i think im in a dream :)

If the contract is signed then yeah.

any updates?

any updates?

thanks for the answers guys^^:lol:

no news

link broken i will try to find it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcV5tNNWtf8

this is the inventor of the project: http://www.facebook.com/Prof.Hashemian?sk=wall

http://www.facebook.com/Persian.Gulf.sea.city

I hope they really build this. Any news?

What is the giant star thing the DR's wearing on his facebook page? Where do I earn one of them?