Qeshm Island Amazing Destination - Iran

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Qeshm Island is located a few kilometers off the southern coast of Iran (Persian Gulf), opposite the port cities of Bandar Abbas and Bandar Khamir. Historical records concerning the Qeshm island date far back into the pre-Islamic era. Names as Qeshm, Keshm, Kish and Tunb mark the lengthy stay of Ilamids in the area, several centuries BC. It is, apparently, the island called Alexandria or Aracia by Ptolemy (Book 6, Chap. IV), in the 2nd century CE and as Alexandria by Ammianus Marcellinus (xxiii.6.42) in the 4th century. On account of its strategic geopolitical situation, near the mouth of the Persian Gulf, it has been frequently attacked by invaders including Ilamids (Elamites), Umayyads, Abbasids as well as the Portuguese and the English. During Sassanian Empire administration the island was called Abarkawan. According to historical records, Qeshm Island has been famous as a trade and navigation center. Its economy flourished during the Dailamites and Buyid eras, as trade vessels sailed between Qeshm Island and China, India and Africa. Explorer William Baffin was mortally wounded on Qeshm in 1622 during a battle against Portuguese forces who occupied the fort, known to them as "Forte de Queixome". Qeshm is also a supposed site of the Garden of Eden according to Cassells Bible Become a Persepolis Subscriber : http://www.youtube.com/user/sydvud?sub_confirmation=1 Visit Our Website : http://www.persepolis.love Instagram : http://www.instagram.com/persepolis_dot_love Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/persepolis.love Google + : https://plus.google.com/u/0/105032524404218289881 Twitter : https://twitter.com/sydvud Channel Home Page : http://www.youtube.com/sydvud Hey Guys If My Video Was Helpful Please Remember To Give It A "" Thumbs Up "" and Consider "" Subscribing "".