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Kish Air
Kish Airlines (, ''Havāpeymāyi-e Kish'') is an airline operating from Kish Island, Iran. It operates international, domestic and charter services as a scheduled carrier. Its main bases are Kish International Airport and Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran. History The airline was established on December 16, 1989, and started operations in 1990. It is owned by Kish Free Zone Organisation (79%), Kish Investment and Development (11%) and Kish Development and Servicing (10%). To start its passenger operations, after receiving temporary operations permission, the airline leased two aircraft (three Tupolev Tu-154 and four McDonnell Douglas MD-82/MD-83) from Bulgaria Airlines on a wet lease. Kish Air received its air operator certificate (AOC) in 1991, thus becoming the first private company to receive its AOC from Civil Aviation of Iran. At this time the company began wet-leasing three Tupolev Tu-154Ms from Russian leasing companies, returning the previously leased Bulgarian ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kish International Airport
Kish International Airport (, ''Foroudgâh-e Beyn Almelali-ye Kish'') is an international airport on Kish Island, Iran. Description The Kish International Airport serves as the entry point for the hundreds of thousands of tourists who come to Kish Island. The airport grants 14-day visa-free entry to foreign citizens who enter from a foreign country under a different scheme from that of mainland Iran. Prior to the Iranian Revolution, Iran had an outstanding order for two Concorde aircraft. These aircraft were supposed to be used on Kish-Paris and Kish-London routes to serve the luxury tourism market that Kish was supposed to serve. The airport had been designed to handle Concorde's landings and take-offs. History In the 1980s, the Kish Free Zone Organisation (KFZO) was created. It offered visa-free travels to the islands for foreigners, and 15-year tax exemptions to foreign investors. The plan was to compete with Dubai's attractiveness for international business. The plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahvaz
Ahvaz (; ) is a city in the Central District of Ahvaz County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is home to Persians, Arabs and other groups such as Qashqai and Kurds. Languages spoken in the area include Persian, Khuzestāni Arabic, Southern Kurdish, Neo-Mandaic, and dialects such as Bakhtiari, Dezfuli and Shushtari. Ahvaz is home to over 1.3 million people within its metropolitan area. Census results suggest a steady increase in population. As the most watery river in Iran, the Karun flows through the center of the city, which is one of the two navigable rivers in Iran, alongside the Arvand Rud. Ahvaz has earned the reputation of being the City of Bridges due to its numerous big bridges built on the Karun to facilitate better communication between the east and west parts of the city, although since the beginning of the 20th century, this city has always been known as the Oil Capital of Iran, along with o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamerd
Lamerd () is a city in the Central District of Lamerd County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Ethnicity Lamerd was historically part of the region of Irahistan. The people of Lamerd are known as the Achomi people. Iranian Journal of Public Health 1996. Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 21,365 in 4,921 households. The following census in 2011 counted 25,131 people in 6,572 households. The 2016 census measured the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kish Island
Kish ( ) is a resort island in Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, off the southern coast of Iran in the Gulf. The island constitutes the city of Kish, Iran, Kish. Owing to its free trade zone status, the island is marketed as a consumers' paradise, offering shopping centers, tourist attractions, and resort hotels. It has an estimated population of around 55,205 residents and about 12 million visitors annually. History Kish Island has been mentioned in history variously as Kamtina, Arakia (), Arakata, and Ghiss. According to the Iranian linguist Zana Vahdat, the former name of Kish was "Dowlatkhaneh", which was a common name throughout the period of Atabaks of Persia. In 325 BC, Alexander the Great commissioned Nearchus to set off on an expeditionary voyage to the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf. Nearchus's writings on Arakata contain the first known mention of Kish Island in antiquity. When Marco Polo visited the Imperial court in China, he commented on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport
Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport () is an international airport serving the city of Isfahan, Iran. Overview The airport is named in honor of Shahid Beheshti. For administrative and census purposes, it is considered a village in Qahab-e Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. The airport has two terminals, one for domestic flights and one for international flights. Just adjacent to the airport is Khatami Air Base, which was built in the 1970s specifically to cater to Iran's fleet of F-14 Tomcats. Airlines and destinations Accidents and incidents *On 15 February 1965, a Vickers Viscount EP-AHC operated by Iranian Airlines was damaged beyond economic repair when the port undercarriage collapsed as a result of a heavy landing. *On 18 November 2009, Iran Air Fokker 100 EP-CFO suffered an undercarriage malfunction on take-off. The aircraft was on a flight to Mehrabad Airport, Tehran when the undercarriage f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isfahan
Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city has a population of approximately 2,220,000, making it the third-most populous city in Iran, after Tehran and Mashhad, and the second-largest metropolitan area. Isfahan is located at the intersection of the two principal routes that traverse Iran, north–south and east–west. Isfahan flourished between the 9th and 18th centuries. Under the Safavid Iran, Safavid Empire, Isfahan became the capital of Iran, for the second time in its history, under Abbas the Great. It is known for its Persian architecture, Persian–Islamic architecture, Muslim architecture, grand boulevards, covered bridges, palaces, tiled mosques, and minarets. Isfahan also has many historical buildings, monuments, paintings, and artifacts. The fame of Isfahan led to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorgan Airport
Gorgan Airport () is an international airport in the city of Gorgan, Golestan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... The airport is 2 km west of the Gorgan-Aq Qala Highway and 6 km north of Gorgan, the capital of Golestan province. Airlines and destinations Development and expansion The airport terminal expansion is currently underway: the new wing will be reserved for international flights and will extend for 10,550 sq. Accidents and incidents *On 17 May 2001, a short-haul trijet Yakovlev Yak-40 being operated by Faraz Qeshm Airlines crashed while en route to Gorgan Airport from Tehran-Mehrabad Airport in Iran. The aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain while flying in poor weather conditions about twenty kilometers south of Sari, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorgan
Gorgan (; ) is a city in the Central District (Gorgan County), Central District of Gorgan County, Golestan province, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It lies approximately to the northeast of the national capital Tehran, and some away from the Caspian Sea. History There are several archaeological sites near Gorgan, including Tureng Tepe and Shah Tepe, in which remains dating from the Neolithic and Chalcolithic eras. Some other important Neolithic sites in the area are Yarim Tepe (Iran), Yarim Tepe, and Sange Chaxmaq. The nearby Shahroud Plain has many such sites. More than 50 are on the Gorgan Plain. According to the Greek historian Arrian, Zadracarta was the largest city of Hyrcania and the site of the "royal palace". The term means "the yellow city", and it was given to it from the great number of oranges, lemons, and other fruit trees which grew in the outskirts of that city. Hyrcania became part of the Achaem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chabahar Konarak Airport
Chabahar/Konarak International Airport () is an international airport located in 49 kilometers west of the city of Chabahar, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran, in Konarak, Iran, Konarak. The airport has flight connections to different parts of Iran and serves both cities. There are also flights offered to Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates and to Muscat International Airport, Oman. Airlines and destinations Accidents * On July 2, 2024, a Boeing 737 of Varesh Airlines, registration EP-VAF, was undergoing maintenance: the right-hand engine was running with the cowlings open, when a maintenance engineer entered the safety zone to retrieve tools, was sucked into the engine and was killed. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chabahar
Chabahar ( (); ) is a city in the Central District (Chabahar County), Central District of Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is a Free economic zone, free port (free-trade zone) situated on the coast of the Gulf of Oman, and is Iran, Iran's southernmost city after Konarak, Iran, Konarak. The sister port city of Gwadar in Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan, Pakistan, is located about to the east of Chabahar. Etymology The name Chabahar is a shortened form of the Persian language, Persian phrase (), where means "four" and means "spring". Hence, Chabahar means a place where all four seasons of the year resemble spring time. History There is a fishing village and former port named Tis, Iran, Tis in Chabahar's neighborhood, which dates from 2500 BC, known in Alexander the Great's conquests as Tiz, eventually renamed Tis. In addition, in his book ''Aqd al-Ala l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandar Abbas International Airport
Bandar Abbas International Airport () is an international airport located 12 kilometers east of the city of Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, in southern Iran. The airport has flight connections to different parts of Iran and countries of south of Persian Gulf, and about 1,289,000 passengers passed through it in 2017. This airport is able to handle widebody aircraft such as Boeing 777 or Boeing 747. Airlines and destinations Incidents * Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down after departing from Bandar Abbas in 1988. * IRIAF F-4 Phantom II crashed near Bandar Abbas on October 14, 2012, killing two airmen. Gallery Bandar Abbas International Airport 1.jpg Bandar Abbas International Airport 6.jpg Bandar Abbas International Airport 5.jpg See also *Iran Civil Aviation Organization *Transport in Iran *List of airports in Iran *List of the busiest airports in Iran *List of airlines of Iran *Bandar Abbas *Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandar Abbas
Bandar Abbas (, ) is a city in the Central District of Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Bandar Abbas is a port on the southern coast of the country, on the Persian Gulf. The city occupies a strategic position on the narrow Strait of Hormuz (just across from Musandam Governorate, Oman). It is the location of the main base and headquarters of the Iranian Navy. Etymology Bandar Abbas has always been a port, and as such its various names have all reflected this function. The most common name over time was Gameroon, with various spellings. In Henry Yule's dictionary of Anglo-Indian jargon two etymologies are given; the first derived from ''gümrük'', "customhouse" (from Late Greek ''kommerkion'', from Latin ''commercium'', "commerce"). The second, which Yule found much more convincing, comes from Persian ''kamrūn'', "shrimp" (in Portuguese: ''camarão'', similar to the former Portuguese name). Its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
