Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03
Kish Island
Iran's Persian Gulf resort island and free trade zone, famed for coral beaches, the Greek shipwreck and duty-free shopping.
- Formation
- low coral-limestone platform; nearly elliptical, average elevation ~32 m
- Population
- 55,205
- Water
- Persian Gulf
- Access
- moderate
Every required movement
The passage
to Kish Island.
Fly direct to Kish International Airport (KIH) from Iranian cities and some Gulf hubs; ferries from Bandar Abbas and Bandar-e Charak.
- 01Kish International Airport (KIH)
Nearest recorded air access
Schedule or condition may change · verify - 02Water crossing
Passenger/car ferries from Bandar Abbas and Bandar-e Charak; marina cruises and diving boats.
Schedule or condition may change · verify - 03Entry check
Visa-free entry for most nationalities for short stays under free-zone rules - verify current policy.
Schedule or condition may change · verify
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Kish is a 91.5 sq km elliptical resort island off Iran's southern coast. A free trade zone since 1989, it draws millions of domestic tourists yearly with beaches, diving over coral reefs, ancient Harireh ruins and resort hotels; foreign visitors can often enter visa-free for short stays.
Ancient trading island noted since Achaemenid times; pearl and trade entrepot in the medieval period (visited by Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo); free zone and resort since 1989.
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The useful
details.
- Coordinates
- 26.51° N · 53.98° E
- Sovereignty
- Iran · part of country
- Nearest mainland
- Iranian mainland ~19 km north (Bandar-e Charak / Bandar Lengeh coast)
- Best recorded window
- October-April (mild); summer is very hot.
- Permits / entry
- Visa-free entry for most nationalities for short stays under free-zone rules - verify current policy.
- Languages
- Persian, Arabic, English
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