Hengam Island

One of Iran’s islands in the Persian Gulf, which is located in south of Qeshm with its small villages that you can get there by a motor boat is Hengam Island, it has salt, soil and lead mines. The distance between there and Qeshm Island is about 2 kilometres. Its distance to Bandar Abbas is about 43 nautical miles and up to 29 nautical miles to Qeshm. The island has limestone postal heights and its highest point is the Nakas Mountain with altitude of 106 meters. Its longest diameter is from a “the old Hengam village” to “the new Hengam village” of about 9 kilometers.

stunning hengam island

Description

If you are looking for a fun trip during your visit to Iran’s southern islands and beautiful coast offers a variety of fun experiences to tourists, from boat riding with dolphins to silver beaches and spectacular coral reefs, also Walking along the beach, that you can see the unique color of sands, I highly recommend that hengam is costal place have a worth visiting. It is a small island of about 33.6 square kilometers in area. You can reach there by hiring a boat from Qeshm’s Shibderaz port and if you are lucky, you could catch glimmer of dolphins swimming around the island or even near your boat. Seeing the dolphins in the early morning is splendid. But there are more reasons to visit there than seeing dolphins. It’s ideal for swimming and scuba diving. The island is also rich in wildlife, hosting a wide variety of fishes, turtles, birds and home to Chinkara (Indian Gazelle) which inhabits the arid and semi-arid regions of the island. You should not be too hopeful to see these fast-running animals except you are lucky person. The residents speak Persian and Arabic languages and make their living mostly by fishing and selling handmade accessories made by seashells.

Local people( specially womensoll) attend to sell sea animals and sea handicrafts. Hengam Island's people make beautiful and interesting handicrafts that sell them in a cheap price to tourists. This island, with no streets crowded with the hustle and bustle of noisy, fuming cars, is a paradise for those seeking a pristine and quiet sight. You can also try the delicious local seafood prepared in the eateries set up near the beach or buy handicrafts made by local habitant as well as you can visit other sightseeing such as the English port buildings and the Portuguese shipwrecks in this island.


Attractions of Hengam Island

There are a number of island's tourist attractions, consisting of the British port facility, Watching the groups of dolphins around the this island. Swimming and diving in the surrounding coastal waters of the island and watching turtles and beautiful rocky and sandy beaches are considered as the seagoing attractions of the beach of the island and the unique nature, the deer and the only crocodile park in Iran. Noopak’s crocodile park is spectacular and eye catching buliding, that is the most important tourist center. It is the first crocodile breeding farm in Iran. Next to this park, by developing the necessary facilities and permanent camping, the possibility of the accommodation of nature tourists has been provided.

Water of this islsnd is very clear and makes it easy to see brilliant and colorful fish in the water. Apart from these places, one of the most incomparable sights that you can see in Hengam is Silver Beach. The sands of this beach are shining due to the existence of shiny minerals in them. Locals will welcome you warmly and you can have your lunch there with their delicious food, Sambose (samosas). You can explore the bazaar and there are so many beautiful handicrafts to buy as a reminiscential from local markets.


Traditional market

If you are tired of modern stories, you can choose a traditional market instead of the modern one, the traditional market in Hengam will serve you well. There are plenty of traditional foodies such as Samboose, shrimp samboose as well as local handicrafts like shell jewelry, local oil, various spices, henna design and etc. Local women in there like to design diferent kind of animal shapes with oyster and made the best handicrafts. The market is not only a place for shopping with reasonable price but also for getting in touch with the local people who have so many stories about the sea and the island to share with visitors.

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