Hengam Island Explained
Qid: | Q106311899 |
Construction: | masonry tower |
Shape: | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern[1] [2] |
Marking: | white tower |
Hengam Island (Persian: جزیره هنگام) is an Iranian island located south of Qeshm Island, Iran, in the Persian Gulf.
Geography
The island is 36.61NaN1 wide and shaped like a truncated cone. The island is generally calcareous and generally low-lying. The highest point on the island is Nakas Mountain with an altitude of about 106m (348feet). Hengam Island is about 2km (01miles) away from Qeshm Island.
See also
Further reading
- Speak the Wind (Mack, 2021; photographs by Hoda Afshar; essay by Michael Taussig[3]) This work documents the landscapes and people of the islands of Hormuz, Qeshm, and Hengam, all located in the Persian Gulf off the south coast of Iran.[4] [5] Afshar got to know some of the people there, travelling there frequently over the years, and they told her about the history of the place. She said that "their narrations led the project", and she explores "the idea of being possessed by history, and in this context, the history of slavery and cruelty”.[6]
External links
26.6333°N 107°W
Notes and References
- 2016-10-01.
- http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_st=&_pageLabel=msi_pub_detail&CCD_itemID=112&pubConstant=NGALOL NGA List of Lights – Pub.112
- Book: Speak the Wind. Mack. London. 2021. Hoda. Afshar. Michael . Taussig. Michael Taussig. Photographs by Hoda Afhsar; essay by Michael Taussig. 978-1-913620-18-9.
- Web site: Afshar . Hoda . Speak the Wind - Book review. Daniel . Boetker-Smith . LensCulture . 14 February 2022. Photographs by Hoda Afshar.
- Web site: Colberg . Jörg . Speak The Wind . Conscientious Photography Magazine . 16 August 2021 . 14 February 2022.
- Web site: Grieve . Michael . Hoda Afshar captures the wind and rituals of the islands in the Strait of Hormuz . 1854 Photography . 19 July 2021 . 14 February 2022.