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	Kish, Iran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kish (Persian: کیش) is an Iranian island and city in the Persian Gulf, and is part of the Hormozgan province.
		Within the area of the Kish Free Zone, as it is known, the standard laws and mores of the Islamic Republic of Iran are far more relaxed than on the mainland, which has resulted in significant increases in the foreign tourist population over the years, as well as in international trade on the island.
		Kish is located in the Persian Gulf and has an area of around 91 km².
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kish,_Iran (849 words)

	Kish Free zone
		Kish Island is located 18 kilometres off the southern Iranian coasts.With respect to the greenwich meridian however, it is situated between the 26°, 32° and 15° northern latitude and 53°, 54° and 30° eastern longitude.
		Kish is a coral Island, shaped as a result of the expansion of corals and other organic substances on anticlines, salt domes and magma.
		Kish Island's weather with an average annual temperature of 26.6°C /79.88°F is mild and comfortable.
	www.kishfreezone.org /history/location.htm (271 words)

	Geography of Iran: Kish Island (In Persian Gulf)
		Kish is mentioned in itineraries, for example on the route from Shiraz to India and as a further destination appended to the Baghdad to Basra route, as related by Hamd-Allâh Mostawfi (Le Strange, p.
		Furthermore, one of the rulers (malek) of Kish, with the good Persian name of Jamid, is known to have built a palace there, called Qasár-e ayvân, modeled on that of the Buyid ruler 'Azad-al-Dawla at Naband, near Sirâf.
		During the Qajar era ownership of Kish changed hands several times and in 1972 the Kish Development Organization was founded with a view to turning the island into a major tourist resort.
	www.iranchamber.com /geography/articles/kish.php (1272 words)

	Iranians take back their history
		Kish Island, Iran - It started small - a few babies named after the pre-Islamic heroes Darius or Cyrus, a bit more government money earmarked for preserving ancient sites, advertisers using the image of ruins of Persepolis - founded as an imperial capital 2?500 years ago - to sell everything from salad dressing to motorbikes.
		Mainland Iran may not be as ready as Kish for a place like the Dariush Grand.
		Tourists visit ruins of Persepolis in southern Iran but here they see the relic's undamaged modern image," Marzieh Masaebi as she toured the hotel, expected to be open to guests later this month.
	www.rozanehmagazine.com /SeptOct.03/akishisland.html (718 words)

	SalamIran - Province of Kish
		Kish has a long history of about 3, 000 years, being called under various names such as Kamtina, Arakia, Arakata, and Ghiss in the course of time.
		Kish is a place apart: it has its own distinctive flag, and even the vehicle registration plates are marked in both English and Persian, unlike anywhere else in Iran.
		In Kish Aquarium, beautiful schools of coloured fish have been gathered by visiting of which you will get the impression of having arrived at an incredible picture of the world under the deep warm waters of the Persian Gulf.
	www.salamiran.org /CT/provinces/kish.html (735 words)

	Iran's Fantasy Island
		Kish Island is a small enclave in the Persian Gulf about 11 miles from the Iranian coast.
		Kish Island started to make a comeback in 1989, when it was designated as one of only three government-mandated free trade zones created to attract more tourists and Western investment.
		Kish Island, however, is also attracting the kind of reform-minded individuals the mullahs view as a threat to clerical authorities.
	www.weeklystandard.com /CONTENT/PUBLIC/ARTICLES/000/000/002/223mvpgb.asp (613 words)

	Iran Focus-Iran’s top nuclear negotiator faces charges over Halliburton ties - Special Wire - News
		Tehran, Iran, Jul. 29 — Iran’s judiciary has arrested several executives of a privately-owned oil drilling company over their dealings with the U.S.-based oil giant Halliburton and one of the country’s top nuclear negotiators is facing charges of involvement in an oil scam, a semi-official news agency reported.
		Hard-line members of Iran’s parliament demanded to question Nasseri over his oil deals and an influential Tehran daily reported that the Ministry of Oil was handing over multi-million-dollar contracts to Oriental Oil Kish while much of the company’s operations exist only on paper.
		While there is a strong case for the prosecution of the senior executives of Oriental Oil Kish, Iran analysts see the crackdown on the company as a frontal assault by the ultra-conservative camp on the oil businesses of Rafsanjani and his allies.
	www.iranfocus.com /modules/news/article.php?storyid=3040 (870 words)

	KISH Island
		Already a famous island, Kish owes its present flourishing to its status as Iran's first and, for a long time, the only free port, and its sweet water.
		Kish has a long history of about 3,000 years, being called under various names such as Kamtina, Arakia, Arakata, and Ghiss in the course oftil1le.
		In Kish Aquarium, beautiful schools of colored fish have been gathered by visiting of which you will get the impression of having arrived at an incredible picture of the world under the deep warm waters of the Persian Gulf.
	www.irantour.org /Iran/city/KISH.html (749 words)

	Kish Visitors, Third Persian Carpet Persian Exhibition (Festival) at Kish Island IRAN May 3 - 8 2005
		Kish Island is a resort island lapped by the sheltered waters of coral-edged lagoons, home to many of the world's spices of reef fish.
		Snorkeling in the Kish Island is amongst the best in the world, whilst scuba diving offers an even more spectacular insight of life beneath in waters.
		Kish international airport is open round the clock.
	www.oldcarpet.com /kishcarpet/visitor_en.htm (278 words)

	The Iranian: News & Views
		But Kish (pronounced keesh), established as a duty-free zone five years ago, is clearly out to prove itself -- to Iranians, and perhaps to the world -- as a place in which trade is not all that is free.
		But enforcement is relatively gentle, and Iranian women praise Kish as the one place in the country in which they can escape from government-authorized hassle for even minor violation of the rules.
		Whatever the Kish authorities have in mind, it is evident that they have managed to garner high-level backing for the experiment.
	www.iranian.com /News/Nov97/music.html (1202 words)

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		Upon arrival, he said that the Islamic Republic of Iran as the current chairman of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), and a country neighboring Afghanistan is able to play a key role in settlement of Afghan crisis and in establishment of peace and stability in that country.
		IRAN NEWS POLITICAL DESK TEHRAN - A statement released by Iran's Foreign Ministry in response to an statement by Kazakh Foreign Ministry on the Caspian Sea legal regime, was published as a U.N. Security Council (SC) Document on May 27, according to an IRNA report from United Nations, New York.
		Iran is a major trade partner of the United Arab Emirates member state of Dubai, the home of a large Iranian community.
	www.macalester.edu /courses/russ64/sites/www.salamiran.org/media/irannews/980530.html (8466 words)

	iran map and map of iran information page
		Iran, the second largest country in the Middle East, has 5,000 years of fascinating history.
		Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling shah was forced into political exile.
		Landforms Iran is a very rugged country of plateaus and mountains, dominated by the Elburz Mountains in the north, and the Zagros Mountains along its western borders.
	worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/asia/ir.htm (852 words)

	Savvy Traveler - Kish - 8/9/2002
		Just a few miles off the coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf, Kish is a sandy, laid-back coral island that would seem to be the ideal vacation paradise.
		But an earthly paradise is a complicated prospect in the Islamic Republic of Iran, ruled by Shiite clerics who have imposed restrictions on every aspect of social and cultural life in the country.
		It's the only place in Iran where any citizen of the world can come and get a taste of the country, without going through the incredible hassle of getting a visa -- well, almost any citizen of the world.
	savvytraveler.publicradio.org /show/features/2002/20020809/feature1.shtml (1060 words)

	Secretariat of the High Council of Free Trade-Industrial Zones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Islamic Republic of Iran and the region is heavily dependent on maritime industry to meet the increasing demand of sea transport.
		Kish International Industry and Trade Exhibition (INTEX 2006) is organized by Tehran International Trading and Exhibition Co. (TITEX), in cooperation with the Kish Trade Promotion Center and under the supervision of the Kish Free Zone Organization which has an exclusive emphasis and supervision upon this event.
		Kish International Industry and Trade Exhibition (INTEX 2006) is scheduled to be the greatest trade fair in Iran, after the termination of the Tehran International Trade Fair which used to be held 26 years in Tehran and now INTEX 2006 seems to be a good substitution for the Tehran Trade Fair.
	www.iftiz.org.ir /news.html (917 words)

	IRAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Iran has great geographical and climatic variety within a few hours, one can travel from deserts to sub-tropical gardens to snowy mountains and from luxuriant forests to areas of extensive cultivation to the warm waters of the coast.
		Many different cultures and peoples are found, and there is considerable contrast between the customs and ways of life of the different regions.
		There are many musical forms of great interest, while Iran can boast some of the leading writers and poets of universal history.
	www.kishtravelservice.com /iran.htm (435 words)

	Iran Air (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Iran Air has been operating for more than 60 years.
		Also included are a flight in the 727 simulator, a look at the maintenance department, walkarounds, cockpit presentations and a look at the Iran Air inflight service.
		That includes the opening scenes, the cockpit and cabin scenes, and etc. I would also like to thank the people at IRAN AIR for their contributions.
	www.worldairroutes.com /Iran.html (807 words)

	Iran's Oil Bourse: A Threat to the U.S. Economy? - Worldpress.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		While Iran's nuclear program has become a major focus of the international media, there are many who strongly believe that the program is only a cover for the U.S. government's true motive in a possible attack against Iran.
		There is speculation that the IOB represents Iran's plan to escape any possible future economic sanctions spearheaded by the U.S. However, some postulate that the plan could also endanger the continued existence of Iran's regime.
		However the IOB, to be located in the free trade zone of Iran's Kish Island on the Persian Gulf, remains a potential destabilizing factor for the U.S. economy.
	www.worldpress.org /Mideast/2314.cfm (976 words)

	Polaris Images: a selection of images by Newsha Tavakolian
		Even though women in Iran are obliged to wear long coats and scarves, there are a lot of variations in Islamic dresses.
		A painting is made of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (died 1988) and his successor Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R).
		Painting of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (died 1988).
	www.polarisimages.com /Portfolios/Photographers/Newsha_Tavakolian (835 words)

	Dariush hotel of Iran's Kish island becomes international
		Kish, May 7, IRNA -- Dariush hotel in this southern island became an international hotel after the hand over of its management to a Swiss company, it was said here Thursday.
		Dariush is the first Iranian hotel that has been put under foreign management since the victory of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, said owner of the four-story five-star hotel, Hossein Sabet.
		Noting that the company is to finance establishing a number of training centers in the future for hotel management in Iran, Sabet called on Iranian investors abroad to spend their money in the country due to its proper opportunities for making investments.
	www.payvand.com /news/04/may/1048.html (199 words)

	World biggest omelet to be cooked on Kish Island - Irna
		The world biggest omelet is to be cooked on the southern island of Kish on Wednesday on the sidelines of the first International Food Festival in this Persian Gulf Free Trade Zone.
		He added that 10,000 eggs, 100 kg of date, 100 liter of oil, 40 kg of mushroom, 60 kg of potato and vegetable and a 80 kg combination of salt, various spices and other additives will be used for making the gigantic omelet.
		The three-day festival organized by Iran's Fisheries Organization with the cooperation of Germany and Britain, kicked off on this island on Tuesday.
	www.irna.ir /en/news/view/menu-234/0507060673142012.htm (228 words)

	European firms display wares in Iran - ieXbeta Board
		KISH, Iran - As President Bush pressures European allies to get tougher with Iran, NBC News got a rare glimpse inside the country — at an Iranian air show attended by some of the world's leading military contractors eager to do business with America's adversary.
		On the island of Kish, mullahs mixed with Ukrainian generals amid photos of the Ayatollah Khomeini.
		C'mon Europe is against Iran having Nukes as is shown by the recent events and the recent talks.
	board.iexbeta.com /index.php?showtopic=52252 (1162 words)

	Iran - Kish Island Tourist Attractions, Tours, Sights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Kish Island is a bizarre place: a little bit of Singapore with highways and towering apartment blocks and hotels a guasi-Disney and with theme parks and a poor man's California with beaches and bicycle paths all with a unique Iranian style.
		Kish Island became an important trading centre under its own powerful Arab dynasty, and at one time it supported a population of 40,000.
		The island was known for the quality of its pearls when Marco Polo was visiting the imperial court in China, he remarked on the beauty of the pearls worn by one of the emperor's wives he was told that they had come from Kish.
	www.orient-travel-pars.com /kish_island.htm (337 words)

	1st New Exporter "Kish Sample Show", 2004 - For Australian Exporters - Export assistance, grants, and help. - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Kish Island, is a "Free Trade Zone" located in the Persian Gulf (www.kfzo.com).
		In the past years, when there were restrictions/high tariffs on importing some items into Iran, the common procedure for distribution of imported consumer products to the Iran mainland was to use the entry facilities of one of Iran's FTZs, mostly Kish Island.
		Their argument is that Kish attracts one million Iranian tourists each year who are mostly interested in shopping which therefore makes it the ideal launching pad for new products.
	www.austrade.gov.au /australia/layout/0,,0_s2-1_CLNTXID0036-2_-3_PWB110420798-4_-5_-6_-7_,00.html (340 words)

	Information, Third Persian Carpet Persian Exhibition (Festival) at Kish Island IRAN May 3 - 8 2005
		The Third Persian Carpet Festival (Exhibition and Scientific forum of hand-Woven Persian Carpet) is scheduled to be held in Kish from 3 to 8 May 2005, by Kish Trade Promotion center affiliated to the Kish Free Zone Organization, in Co-operation with relevant domestic and international organizations.
		The Kish carpet festival aims to provide its guests with a unique continued effort coupled with our commitment will hopefully lay the foundation for the Persian Handmade Carpet Exchange in an Island blessed with a position which is stable, attractive, and easily accessible.
		The Exhibition will be held at the Kish International exhibition Center, and will display a wide ranging collection of exquisite hand- woven carpets attended by leading carpet producers and merchants.
	www.oldcarpet.com /kishcarpet/info_en.htm (300 words)

	Dariush Grand Hotel - KISH ISLAND - Iran
		The feature and style of the five star hotel is a reminder of Perspolis as a symbol of the glory and splendor of the ancient Iranian civilization.
		Dolphin Park, the exotic 10000 square meters located at the south east corner of Kish Island, is one of the award winning tourism projects in the globe.
		are all gathered in one place just in Kish Island to amuse and present a wonderful time to the visitors from all over the world.
	www.rak24.com /dariushgrandhotel (215 words)

	TEHERAN - Mega Capital of IRAN - Harbour City - Kish Island, Iran - Worldisround photo
		Tehran picture - Harbour City is part of a giant construction project called "Flower of the East" which is being built on Kish Island in Iran.
		Iran is launching an extremely ambitious campaign to promote its tourism sector.
		Harbour City is part of a giant construction project called "Flower of the East" which is being built on Kish Island in Iran.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/98910/photo965.html (217 words)

	Life After the Oil Crash: The Blog: Petrodollar Warfare and the Iranian Oil Bourse: What's the Real Deal? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Chairman and Managing Director of Kish Free Zone Organization said: Considering the prerequisite infrastructure and enjoying the free zone facilities, Kish Island is able to be turned into the trade hub of the region.
		Vice-president of Kish Free Zone Organization with an emphasis on launching Kish Oil Bourse stated that the execution of this plan would be very effective in order to create stronger connections between our country with the global economy.
		He added: After establishment of Kish Stock Exchange and start-up activities of branches of foreign banks in Kish, establishment of Kish International Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Bourse is of major importance and its start-up will lead to vast transitions in the national economy arena and its stronger linkage to the global economy.
	lifeaftertheoilcrash.typepad.com /life_after_the_oil_crash_/2006/03/petrodollar_war.html (3657 words)

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