Qeshm
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Date: 2008
Qeshm or Qishm , largest island of Iran, c.500 sq mi (1,300 sq km), S Iran, in the Strait of Hormuz. It is mostly rocky and has little vegetation; dates and fruits are raised. Qeshm, at the eastern end of the island, is the largest town.
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Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 10/8/2003; 83 words;
According to "Tehran Times", as Qeshm Free Zone is subject to massive sources ... occasion of streaming two new oil platforms in Qeshm, he also added that while Kish Island is ... activities, a special plan is under way to make Qeshm a special zone for creating energy industries ...
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IRAN'S FIRST BIG DOCK TO BECOME OPERATIONAL IN QESHM
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 11/10/2004; 176 words;
According to "Tehran Times", Qeshm Free Zone Organization (QFZO) is attempting ... Kaveh dock, Iran's first big dock, in Qeshm Island as soon as possible, Seyyed Fakhroddin ... is the international water border in Qeshm Island to load and unload public and ...
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TRADERS CONFER WITH QESHM COMMERCE DEPT OVER INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 6/6/2005; 110 words;
According to "Tehran Times", Iran's Qeshm Free Trade Zone Organization (QFTZO) held ... country's largest Persian Gulf Island. Qeshm Island Trade and Development Center managing ... in the way of investors and traders in Qeshm, saying the center is duty-bound to remove ...
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OIL MINISTRY GIVES PRIVATE SECTOR GREEN LIGHT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF QESHM REFINERIES
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 1/29/2007; 133 words;
... private sector to construct two refineries in Qeshm, the managing director of the National ... day (bpd) respectively, will be built in Qeshm, Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh noted during ... constructed from the Persian Gulf island of Qeshm to the Bandar Abbas Refinery. The official ...
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QESHM SET TO THICKEN ITS MANGROVE FORESTS
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 12/19/2006; 107 words;
... some 300,000 mangrove saplings grown in Qeshm's nearby villages have been transported ... the tropical trees have been shipped to Qeshm in the past few years. The project of ... the country, however, mangrove lands of Qeshm seem to be an exception.
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QESHM AQUATIC PRODUCT EXPORTS - STATISTICS
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 10/20/2003; 108 words;
... tons of aquatic nutriments were exported from Qeshm Free Trade Zone (FTZ), said Managing Director of Qeshm Sailors Cooperative.The volume would reach ... are the major aquatic animals exported from Qeshm FTZ, he stated. Qeshm, as the largest Persian ...
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QESHM DEVELOPING INTO LUCRATIVE BUSINESS SPOT
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 9/1/2005; 199 words;
... and north of the strategic Hormuz Strait, Qeshm, is no longer a poverty-stricken part of ... scientific indices have remarkably improved on Qeshm Island, which lies at the junction of Persian ... three public schools for the elites on Qeshm Island, while there were only a few schools ...
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QESHM FTZ'S ACCESSION TO WTO UNDER CONSIDERATION
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 3/3/2005; 160 words;
According to "Tehran Times", Qeshm Free Trade Zone (FTZ) will be used as a pilot project venue for implementing ... mainland, therefore Iran is studying the membership in the WTO of the Qeshm Free Trade Zone as a separate customs territory, the official also ...
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Qeshm Island: the saga continues. (Nitrogen Industry News).(ammonia plant planned)(Brief Article)
Nitrogen & Methanol; 9/1/2002; 129 words;
... attempts to develop a 726,000 t/a ammonia-urea complex at Iran's Qeshm Island, Indian fertilizer producers the Krishak Bharati Cooperative ... are now looking at a standalone ammonia plant at the site. The Qeshm island proposal has been rumbling on since the early 1990s ...
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QESHM OIL EXPORT TERMINAL TO BECOME LARGEST IN ME
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 5/16/2005; 68 words;
According to "Tehran Times", Qeshm Oil Export Terminal will soon become the largest oil export terminal in the Middle East, noted managing director of the Oil Export ...
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QESHM REVENUE PROJECTIONS - OVERVIEW
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 7/5/2004; 57 words;
According to "Tehran Times", supplying fuel to ships in the Qeshm region will fetch the country 3 billion rials per day. Director of the Hormuzgan branch of the National Iranian Oil Refining and ...
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QESHM TO HOLD SHRIMP FESTIVAL
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 12/8/2004; 21 words;
According to "Tehran Times", in order to develop shrimp industry in the country, the third shrimp festival will be held in Qeshm free zone.
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$12.52MLN ALLOCATED FOR RENOVATION OF QESHM-BANDAR ABBAS SEA TRANSPORT FLEET
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 9/6/2006; 46 words;
... Tehran Times", a local sea transport official said that more than 12.52 million dollars have been allocated for renovation of the Qeshm-Bandar Abbas sea transportation fleet. The renovation project also includes the dredging operations at the coastal areas of ...
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Ardekani - The Qeshm Free Area
APS Review Downstream Trends; 10/18/1993; 1228 words;
Qeshm Island enjoys a unique strategic location alongside the Strait ... continents. At three times the size of Bahrain or Singapore, Qeshm Island is by far the largest island of our region. It straddles ... and the island's comparative energy resource advantages, Qeshm Free Area is designed to attract energy ...
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The Qeshm Island Free Zone
APS Review Downstream Trends; 5/25/1992; 315 words;
There are about $15 bn worth of new investments on Qeshm island, the most important among Iran's free zones. Projects ... major petrochemical complex. The free zone authority for Qeshm island has been reported to be offering plant gas at ... Ministry and NIOC in Tehran. So potential investors in the Qeshm free ...
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