| Valley | |
|---|---|
| Valley of Stars | |
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| Location | Qeshm Island |
| Nearest city | Qeshm, Hormozgan, Iran |
| Coordinates | 26°52′13″N56°7′25″E / 26.87028°N 56.12361°E |
| Area | 3,373,063 acres (5,270.411 sq mi; 1,365,030 ha; 13,650.30 km2) |
| Visitors | est 1,000,000(in 2014) |
| Governing body | Iran's National Park Service |
Valley of Adeoba, also known as Adeoba Valley, is a valley located on Qeshm, an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz in Hormozgan Province. [1] It is located north of the village of Berkeh-ye Khalaf. [2]
Hormozgan province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Abbas.
Qeshm is an arrow-shaped Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz of the Persian Gulf, measuring roughly 1,500 square kilometres in surface area. Separated from the Iranian mainland by the Clarence Strait (Khuran), Qeshm is the largest island in the Persian Gulf.
Qeshm County is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qeshm. Qeshm is a free trade zone and has good potential for business.
Hengam Island is an Iranian island located south of Qeshm Island, Iran, in the Persian Gulf.
Laft is a city in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Laft is more than 2,000 years old. It is on Qeshm Island in the Straits of Hormuz, to the southwest of Bandar Abbas.
Dargahan is a coastal city in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Howmeh Rural District.
Suza is a coastal city in, and the capital of, Shahab District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Suza Rural District.
The Persian Gulf Bridge is a 2.4 km- (1.5 mi-) long road-rail bridge currently under construction, which will link Qeshm Island to Bandar Abbas on mainland Iran. The groundbreaking ceremony for the project was attended by the former President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on 14 March 2011. It will connect Qeshm Island from the historic port of Laft to Pahal port in Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan province. It is being built by an Iranian company at a cost of € 450 million. It will also connect Qeshm to the main transit corridor linking the Caspian port of Anzali to Bandar Abbas and Chabahar on the Gulf of Oman. Due to several delays caused by disputes and concerns raised by environmentalists, and also due to COVID-19 pandemic, the project was expected to be completed at least by 2016/17, but it is now expected to be completed by either 2023 or 2024.
Qeshm is a coastal city in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Turiyan is a village in, and the capital of, Ramkan Rural District of the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Ramkan, now a city. The village suffered heavily in the 2005 Qeshm earthquake.
Tabl is a village in Salakh Rural District of Hara District, Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district and the rural district.
Dulab Rural District is in Hara District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Dulab.
Larak Rural District is in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Larak Shahri.
Salakh Rural District is in Hara District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Tabl.
Suza Rural District is in Shahab District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. It is administered from the city of Suza.
Howmeh Rural District is in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. It is administered from the city of Dargahan.
Ramkan Rural District is in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Turiyan. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Ramkan, now a city.
Dulab is a village in, and the capital of, Dulab Rural District of Hara District, Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran.
Larak Shahri is a village in, and the capital of, Larak Rural District of the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. The village is located on Larak Island.
Ramkan is a city in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. It served as the capital of Ramkan Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Turiyan. Ramkan suffered heavily in the 2005 Qeshm earthquake.