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The Best Attractions In Bandar Abbas

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Bandar Abbas is a port city and capital of Hormozgān Province on the southern coast of Iran, on the Persian Gulf. The city occupies a strategic position on the narrow Strait of Hormuz, and it is the location of the main base of the Iranian Navy. Bandar Abbas is also the capital and largest city of Bandar Abbas County. At the 2006 census, its population was 367,508, with 89,404 families.
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  • 1. Hormuz Island Bandar Abbas
    The Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important choke points. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast the United Arab Emirates and Musandam, an exclave of Oman. At its narrowest, the strait has a width of 21 nautical miles .About 20% of the world's petroleum passes through the strait, making it a highly important strategic location for international trade.
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  • 2. Hindu Temple Bandar Abbas
    One Hindu temple is found in Bandar Abbas and one in Zahedan, built by Indian merchants in the late 19th century.A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada traveled to Tehran in 1976. Since 1977, ISKCON runs a vegetarian restaurant in Tehran.
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  • 3. Stars Valley Qeshm
    Valley of Stars, also known as Stars Valley, is a valley located on Qeshm, an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz in Hormozgan Province. It is located north of the village of Berkeh-ye Khalaf.
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  • 5. Mangrove forests of Qeshm Qeshm
    The Mangrove forests of Qeshm or Hara forests of Qeshm is the common name for mangrove forests on the southern coast of Iran, particularly on and near the island of Qeshm in the Persian Gulf. Dominated by the species Avicennia marina, known locally as the hara or harra tree, the forests represent an important ecological resource. The Hara Protected Area on Quesm and the nearby mainland is a biosphere reserve where commercial use is restricted to fishing , tourist boat trips, and limited mangrove cutting for animal feed.
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  • 8. Portuguese Castle Qeshm
    The Fort of Our Lady of the Conception, also known as the Portuguese Castle, is a red stone fortress on Hormuz Island, Iran. It is one of the last surviving monuments of Portuguese colonial rule in the Persian Gulf. Ormuz was an important maritime city and a small kingdom near the entrance to the Persian Gulf. The original site of the city was on the north shore of the Gulf, about 30 miles east of the current Bandar Abbas. Around 1300, apparently in response to attacks from the Tartars, it moved to the small island of Gerun, which can be identified as the Organa of Nearcho, about 12 miles west and 5 miles from the coast. Constructed on reddish stone on a rocky promontory at the far north of the island, the castle was originally cut off from the rest of the island by a moat, traces of which...
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