Qeshm Island

Qeshm is an arrow-shaped Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz, separated from the mainland by the Clarence Strait/Khuran in the Persian Gulf. It is the largest island in Iran, and the largest in the Persian Gulf. Geography Qeshm Island is located a few kilometers off the southern Iran (Persian Gulf), opposite the port cities of Bandar Abbas and Bandar Khamir. The island, which hosts a free zone jurisdiction, is 135 km long and lies strategically in the Strait of Hormuz, just from the Omani port of Khasab and about from the UAE Port Rashid. At its widest point near the center, the island spans . Similarly, at its narrowest point, the island spans . The island has a surface area of and is almost twice the size of Bahrain. The city of Qeshm, located at the easternmost point of the island, is from Bandar Abbas, while the closest point of the island is but from the mainland. The average temperature on the island is approximately . The warmest months are June through August, and the coldest from October to January. The average rainfall is .