Sunset at Star valley in Qeshm island.

Qeshm Island is located a few kilometers off the southern coast of Iran

(Persian Gulf), opposite the port cities of Bandar Abbas and Bandar

Khamir. The island, which hosts a 300 square kilometer free zone

jurisdiction, is 135 km long, and lies strategically in the Strait of

Hormuz, just 60 kilometers from the Omani port of Khosab, and about

180 kilometers from the UAE Port Rashid. The island, at its widest

point, located near the center of the island, spans 40 kilometers.

Similarly, at it narrowest point, the island spans 9.4 kilometers. The

island has a surface area of 1491 square kilometers and is 2.5 times the

size of Bahrain. Qeshm city, located at the easternmost point of the

island, is 22 kilometers from Bandar Abbas while the closest point of the

island is but two kilometers from the mainland.

The average temperature on the island is approximately 27 °C. The

warmest months are June through August, and the coldest from October

to January. The average rainfall is 183.2 mm.

The island comprises 59 towns and villages and the population is

approximately 100,000. The local population is involved in fishing, dhow

construction, trade and services. An additional 30,000 are involved in

administrative and industrial workforce and students.

Explorer William Baffin was mortally wounded on Qeshm in 1622 during

a battle against Portuguese forces.

Plans have also been made to built a bridge to connect Qeshm with the

rest of Iran. Thanks for comments

Wonderful light, very well captured.

Kind regards, Alex

Striking landforms.  My only suggestion is about 50%-60% less foreground.  What do you think of the building of a bridge to the mainland?

curioso ed interessante paesaggio !

Molto morbido e delicato,complimenti !