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	KISH Island
		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.
		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 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 Air - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kish Air (in Persian: کیش ایر) is an airline based in Tehran, Iran.
		Kish Air is also closely connected with a chain of professionally maintained and well regarded English language institutes located in major cities throughout Iran bearing its name.
		Though the airline itself ceased ownership of the institutes long ago, the chain retains the name and Kish Air pilots and flight attendants continue to be sent there for language instruction.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kish_Air (221 words)

	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 (767 words)

	Mail & Guardian Online:
		Kish is a favourite destination for visa changes because tickets are cheap and visas aren't needed to enter the island.
		Kish, one of the three free trade zones in Iran, is the Islamic Republic's endeavour to lure tourism and foreign exchange.
		Kish Air has a fleet of four medium range TU-154M jets, a Russian aircraft, on domestic and international flights and four short-range Fokker 50s, German-made turboprops, according to the company's website.
	www.mg.co.za /articledirect.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news&articleid=42268 (1116 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Iranian plane crashes in Emirates, 43 dead
		The Kish Air Fokker-50, flying to Sharjah from the Iranian island of Kish in the Gulf, crashed at 11:40 a.m.
		Kish is a favorite destination for those renewing their travel documents because tickets are cheap and Iranian visas aren't needed.
		Kish, one of the three free trade zones in Iran, is the Islamic Republic's attempt to lure tourism and foreign exchange.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20040210-0714-emirates-planecrash.html (879 words)

	AirDisaster.Com News: 43 killed as Iranian airliner crashes into market.
		The Kish Air Fokker-50, flying to Sharjah from the Iranian island of Kish in the Gulf, crashed at 11:40 a.m.
		Kish is a favorite destination for those renewing their travel documents because tickets are cheap and Iranian visas aren't needed.
		In 1995, an Iranian flight attendant hijacked a Kish Air Boeing 707 to Israel during a flight from Tehran.
	www.airdisaster.com /news/0204/10/news.shtml (705 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Kish
		Kish grid, Kish selection table A widely used technique in survey research, by which interviewers who have been issued with a sample of household addresses can then sample individuals on the doorstep, by following simple and rigorous rules for selecting one person to interview from among household...
		Worshiped especially by the herders of northern Mesopotamia, she was the goddess of the stony, rocky ground, and she had the power to produce wildlife in the foothills and in the desert.
		He was the son of Kish, a member of the tribe of Benjamin.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Kish (795 words)

	Kish Island travel guide - Wikitravel
		Kish Island is a beautiful island and touristic resort located on the north east of the Persian Gulf (Khalij-e Fars) about 17 km (10.2 miles) from the southern offshore of the mainland Iran.
		Kish is lies between the 53 degrees and 53 minutes,to 54 degrees and 4 minutes of the eastern longitude of the Greenwich Meridian, and 26 degrees and 29 minutes, and 26 degrees and 35 minutes of the northern latitude.
		The distance from Kish to Tehran is 1052 km by air and 1600 km by land.
	wikitravel.org /en/Kish_Island (1738 words)

	CNN.com - Death crash plane 'in reverse' - Mar. 2, 2004
		The Kish Air plane crashed in an open area about two miles from Sharjah airport on February 10, killing 46 people of the 49 passengers and crew onboard.
		The plane was flying to Sharjah from the Iranian island of Kish in the Gulf.
		Kish Air officials in Iran, where Tuesday was a national holiday, did not answer their office or mobile phones.
	www.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/meast/03/02/uae.planecrash.ap (351 words)

	Iranian air line Kish run by ex-Air Force veterans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kish Air, one of whose planes crashed Tuesday in the emirate of Sharjah killing all but two of some 40 people aboard, was founded in December, 1989 with two aircraft leased from Bulgarian Airlines, according to the Iranian company's website.
		"Kish Air's workforce consists of approximately 440 employees...which are mostly retired Air Force experts," it said, adding that the company had four medium-range Soviet-designed TU-154Ms and four short-range Fokker-50s.
		Kish is an Iranian Gulf island which is run largely as a free trading zone but is also a popular resort with a reputation of being more liberal than mainland Iran.
	www.spacewar.com /2004/040210102952.x9q4v066.html (299 words)

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		The plane, flying to Sharjah from the Iranian island of Kish in the Gulf, crashed at 11:40 a.m.
		Kish is a favorite destination for visa changes because tickets are cheap and visas aren't needed.
		Kish Airline had a fleet of four medium-range, Russian-built Tu-154M jets on domestic and international flights and four short-range Fokker 50s, German-made turboprops, according to the company's Web site.
	www.firstcoastnews.com /news/news-article.aspx?storyid=14584 (754 words)

	Gulfnews: Kish weekend blues away
		However, given that Kish does have attractions for the tourist and is very close to Dubai as well — four-and-a-half hours by boat and a short hop by plane — I headed there for a weekend.
		Considering that the vessel, named Koula F but referred to by everyone on Kish as "the Greek ship", has had to cope with the full force of the sea for more than 40 years, she is remarkably well preserved.
		Once I had seen the sights Kish had to offer — if you keep up a brisk pace, it takes about half a day to take in most of the highlights — it was time to head to the beach.
	www.gulfnews.com /explore/Hotspots/10124516.html (836 words)

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		Nobody is certain why the ex-administrator of Kish Island is spending time in Evin political prison, although official charges claim misconduct in the sale of state properties, but many people are certain that the 'wrath' of hardliners who opposed his open policy in Kish island has something to do with it.
		Actually, the position of hardliners towards Kish island is in-line with their position on the same issues in the rest of the country, but hopes are high in the new administration put in place by President Khatami.
		The construction work at Kish International Airport, that aims at massive expansion of the Passenger Terminals show that the administration of the Island is preparing itself for a rapid growth.
	www.kishisland.com /zone/2001 (619 words)

	skyline
		Air France, Air India, Air Arabia, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Czech Airlines, Egypt Air, Emirates Airlines, Eva Air, Gulf Air, Indian Airlines, Iran Air, Kish Airlines, KLM, Kuwait Airways, Lufthansa, Mahan Air, Malaysian Airlines, MEA, Oman Airways, PIA, Qatar Airways, Royal Brunei, Royal Jordanian, Singapore Airlines, Syrian Airways, Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways.
		Air Algerie have their head office in Algeria and has many representative offices throughout the world.
		Air Algerie has been a Success story all these years as the flights are running full capacity due to our various Sales and Marketing strategy implemented and not to forget the kind of support and excellent services provided by the Airlines.
	www.skylineuae.com /airlines.htm (226 words)

	Jet crashes in United Arab Emirates - The Boston Globe
		Three survivors of Kish Air's Flight IRK1770 were hospitalized, two in critical condition with burns and fractures.
		It was returning from the Iranian island of Kish, a favorite destination of foreign workers who must exit the Emirates and return to meet their visa requirements.
		Kish Air acquired the plane in 2002, according to an Internet search based on the plane's tail number.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/02/11/jet_crashes_in_united_arab_emirates (718 words)

	INDOlink - International News - 12 Indians Among 60 Killed In Iranian Crash Near Sharjah Airport
		The Kish Airlines flight was coming in to land after a flight from the Iranian Gulf island of Kish at about 1100 local time (0700 GMT).
		Kish airlines was the first private Iranian airline registered in Iran, and has special status in the country's tourist industry.
		The island of Kish is a holiday destination but also used as a transit point for guest workers in the Gulf for so-called visa runs, by which they leave the country in which they are working and return there with a new visa.
	www.indolink.com /displayArticleS.php?id=021004052556 (566 words)

	datadubai.com: Kishing the Persian Gulf
		Kish is a coral Island in the Persian Gulf, 18 km off the southern coast of Iran.
		The office of Kish Air is in Deira near the Fish Roundabout next to Hotel Claridges (Telephone number 04-2720006).
		I would have preferred going to Kish by the very last flight in view of all the negative publicity that I had heard about it but my opinion on this sensitive matter was not solicited.
	www.datadubai.com /kish.htm (2294 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Dubai relaxes worker visa rules
		The Iranian Kish Air flight from Kish Island in the Gulf crashed just before it was due to land in the neighbouring Emirate of Sharjah.
		Most of those aboard the ill-fated Kish air flight, the majority from India and Iran, were returning from a visa change trip to Kish Island.
		Kish Air was one of the cheaper options for a visa run, used particularly by low-income workers.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/3479845.stm (324 words)

	Plane crash kills 35 in Sharjah - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kish Air officials could not immediately be reached.
		Kish Airline has a fleet of four medium range TU-154M jets, a Russian aircraft, on domestic and international flights and four short-range Fokker-50s, German turboprops, according to the company's Web site.
		In Belarus in September, a Tupolev-154 belonging to Kish Air on a Tehran-Minsk-Copenhagen went off course while making its landing approach at the Minsk-2 airport, striking trees which caused serious damage to the plane's wings.
	www.theage.com.au - !http: //www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/02/10/1076388368406.html (530 words)

	CNN.com - Death crash plane 'in reverse' - Mar. 2, 2004
		The Kish Air plane crashed in an open area about two miles from Sharjah airport on February 10, killing 46 people of the 49 passengers and crew onboard.
		The plane was flying to Sharjah from the Iranian island of Kish in the Gulf.
		Kish Air officials in Iran, where Tuesday was a national holiday, did not answer their office or mobile phones.
	edition.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/meast/03/02/uae.planecrash.ap (352 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Emirates abolishes visa regulation after deadly plane crash
		The Kish Air Fokker 50 – which had not reported any trouble on its final approach – was returning from the Iranian island of Kish, a favorite destination of foreign workers who exit the Emirates and return to meet visa requirements.
		Kish Air officials in Tehran have refused to comment on the crash and there has been no word on the cause.
		The plane was 11 years old – far newer than most in Iran's aging fleet – and was acquired by Kish Air in 2002.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20040211-0446-emirates-planecrash.html (591 words)

	Kish to hold Persian Gulf Air Show 2006
		A number of domestic and foreign companies, organizations and institutes in the sectors related to the aerospace, aircraft building, aviation, air navigation, in-flight communication, air transportation, airlines, airport equipments and services, quality control, research and training will put on display their products and services during the exhibition and its associated air show.
		Many experts maintain that Iran Kish Air Show 2006 will provide a suitable venue for participants and visitors to meet with their potential counterparts to discuss their subjects of interests and explore business opportunities.
		The Third International Air Show Persian Gulf to be held in cooperation with the Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be open from November 28 to December 1, 2006 in Kish Island.
	www.payvand.com /news/06/nov/1247.html (204 words)

	AIRGUIDE ONLINE - Air Safety - Fatal Accidents
		The flight was en route to Sharjah from the Iranian island of Kish and was carrying mostly foreign workers renewing their visas, the Associated Press reported.
		Kish Air operates four Tu-154Ms and four F50s, the report stated.
		Air China experienced its first fatal event when one of its 767-200ER aircraft crashed into Shineo mountain near Pusan, South Korea while it was attempting to land after a scheduled flight from Beijing, China.
	www.airguideonline.com /airsafety_fatal.htm (4644 words)

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		To start its passenger operations after receiving temporary operations permit, the company leased 2 aircrafts (one TU-134 and one AN-24) from bulgaria airline on wet lease basis.
		Kish Air received its air operator certificate (AOC) in the year of 1990 after demonstrating it's competence to Civil Aviation authorities, during its first year of operations, thus becoming the first private company to receive its AOC from Civil Aviation of IR.
		Towards the end of year 1992 the company was at the verge of bankruptcy, and most of the key managers were replaced by a new professional team of managers most of which are still running the company successfully today.
	www.kishairline.com /home.htm (150 words)

	Emirates plane crash kills 43 - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		An Iranian plane crashed near an upscale neighbourhood as the Kish Air Fokker 50 prepared to land at Sharjah airport in the United Arab Emirates, killing 43 people aboard, Emirates officials said.
		The Kish Air Fokker 50 crashed at 11.40am (1840 AEDT) in an open area about 3 kilometres from the airport, said Ghanem al-Hajiry, director-general of civil aviation and the Sharjah Airport Authority.
		Flights to nearby destinations such as Kish are mainly used by foreigners - particularly Asian workers, including Indians, Pakistanis and Filipinos, who make up the bulk of the Emirates' work force - to exit and return in order to remain within Emirati visa requirements.
	www.theage.com.au - !http: //www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/02/11/1076388390212.html (617 words)

	Sharjah
		SHARJAH: Kish Air, one of whose planes crashed yesterday in Sharjah killing all but two of some 40 people aboard, was founded in December, 1989 with two aircraft leased from Bulgarian Airlines, according to the...
		Three of the 46 people on board the Kish Air Fokker 50 were pulled alive from the wr...
		The Age An Iranian Kish Airline plane crashed as it came in to land at Sharjah in the Gulf yesterday, killin...
	archive.wn.com /2004/02/11/1400/sharjah (726 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.
		It is not surprising that Kish Island attracts visitors from all over Middle East, and increasingly nowadays, from other countries around the world.
	www.oldcarpet.com /kishcarpet/visitor_en.htm (278 words)

	Khaleej Times Online - Iranian air line Kish run by ex-Air Force veterans
		SHARJAH - Kish Air, one of whose planes crashed Tuesday in the emirate of Sharjah killing all but two of some 40 people aboard, was founded in December, 1989 with two aircraft leased from Bulgarian Airlines, according to the Iranian company’s website.
		“Kish Air’s workforce consists of approximately 440 employees...which are mostly retired Air Force experts,” it said, adding that the company had four medium-range Soviet-designed TU-154Ms and four short-range Fokker-50s.
		Kish is an Iranian Gulf island which is run largely as a free trading zone but is also a popular resort with a reputation of being more liberal than mainland Iran.
	www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2004/February/theuae_February171.xml§ion=theuae (330 words)

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