page_title: Kish Island
section_title: Tourist attractions
hierarchical_section_title: Kish Island / Geography / Tourist attractions
caption_attribution_description: Dariush(Darius) Grand Hotel
context_page_description: Kish is a 91.5-square-kilometre resort island in Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgān Province off the southern coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf. Owing to its free trade zone status, the island is touted as a consumer's paradise, with numerous malls, shopping centres, tourist attractions, and resort hotels. It has an estimated population of almost 40,000 residents and about 1 million visitors annually.
  Kish Island is one of the most-visited vacation destinations in Southwest Asia, after Dubai and Sharm el-Sheikh. Tourists from many countries for which Iran typically requires a visa, who wish to enter Kish Free Zone, are exempt from having to obtain a visa. For those travelers, travel permits are issued on arrival by Kish officials and are valid for 14 days.
context_section_description: Though Kish is a small island, it has numerous tourist attractions.
  The Greek Ship is the wreck of a 1943 cargo steamship, the Koula F, on a beach on Kish's southwest coast. She was originally a British ship, Empire Trumpet, and was built in Scotland. In 1966, she ran aground and all attempts to salvage her failed. When Koula F's crew abandoned her, they set her on fire, and all that remains is her steel hull.
  Another attraction is the ancient underground aqueduct, also called the 'Underground City', which is partly open for tourists. It was built about 1,000 years ago for transportation and water supply across the different parts of the island.
  Other attractions include the beaches, which have a bluish tint, and the long shoreline that sees many tourists visit during the winter season. The water is so clear that fish can be seen swimming in the sea all year long.
  Coral beach of the Island
  Greek Ship
  Traditional Cistern
  Kish recreational great Pier
  Birds Garden
  Kariz Underground City
  Dolphin Park
  Aquarium
  Harireh Old City
  Kish Safari
  Water and Beach sports
  Qanat and old Bathroom
  Ocean Water Park
caption: Dariush Grand Hotel in Kish
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