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	Greater Tonb (Southern Iran)	Island
	Facts at a Glance Name: Greater Tonb Island, Jazireye Tonbe Bozorg in Persian. Province: Hormozgán, Southern Iran Island Population: ca. 450 Language: Persian Transportation: Boats from Bandare Abás,  Bandare Lenge and Qešm island. It is although possible  to fly from Bandare Abás (by Ostándári  Air) to Great Tonb. Map: Click here
		27 km S.E. Qešm(Gheshm) island, the rocky island of Greater Tonb lies close to the Straits of Hormoz, at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. Like the other islands in the Persian Gulf enjoys Greater Tonb warm and humid climate. There is a small fishing community with ca. 450 people living on the south western part of the island. Fishing is the main occupation of the locals here.
	The highest point on the island is 53m above the sea. This island  covers an area of 10.3 sq kms (3.75 x 3.9 km ). The Island of Greater Tonb, has become fashionable, but it is still an untouched piece of true Iran. On account of the simple and relaxing atmosphere that reigns all around the island. This brown circular isle, with a 4-kilometers diameter and a maximum height of 53 meters, was covered with grass in the late winter and early spring months, and traditionally provided pasturage for the animals sent to the island from the Persian mainland.
		The Iranian fisheries organization operates a cold storage facility on the island. The island's population of ca. 450 is served by a landing strip, a modest pier, a power station, a mosque, a Care Center, sport facilities, a cooperative store, and a primary school. There is fishing industry and even a small Airport and a lighthouse here.
	History: In the nineteenth century, the British officers stationed in the Persian Gulf made regular use of the isle for picnics, during which they hunted and coursed antelopes, goats, and rabbits. In the 1930s, the British naval officers considered, albeit briefly, expanding the island's recreational possibilities by adding a golf course, football (soccer) field, and cricket ground to the landscape, which has been dominated for more than a century and a half by a very old banyan tree located near the center of the island. The terms tonb and tal, which mean "hill" in the Persian dialect spoken in southern Persia, occur with frequency in an environment dominated by the maritime ranges that extend along the Persian coast from Bušehr to Lenge: An early evidence of the use of tonb is found in Istakhri's 10th century description of the Ardešir Kure district of Fars. The mound-like appearance of the Tonb Islands is no doubt responsible for the origin of Tonb. The hulk of the housing units in the state of unfinished since 1978 tell of a once greater ambition for the island.

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