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Ancient villages are present in Hormozgan Province and these display spectacular features regarding the architecture and physical structure. Thereby these can be accounted for as interesting historical relics. Basaeidoo (Sinkoo) Village, Qeshm This village is on the coastal area, and is one of the important and oldest villages in the township of Qeshm. It has a warm and dry climate. Due to the cape and suitable vegetation coverage, wild life and birds such as herons and gulls form an important part of the natural surroundings. The historical relics of this village are the charcoal reservoir, guest house or inn, cemetery, church etc. Kharbas (Kharbaz) Village, Qeshm The ancient village of Kharbas is on Qeshm Island and located on the fork road of Qeshm - Dargahan. Nestling in the heights of this village are historical evidences revealing architectural effects in the rocks. Some believe this to be the place of worship of the Mithraism cult or the Anahita Temple (deity of water). Laft Village, Qeshm The architectural facets of the dwellings in this village display interesting points. The main feature here is the traditional air vents or ventilators in various sizes. The constructions or houses are built close together and the streets are extremely narrow too. Historical relics in Laft are the following: The Naderi and Portuguese castles, two water reservoirs having round domes, an historical cemetery, and the pilgrimage sites of Seyed Hassan Mansoor, Sheikh Moosa and Sheikh Andara'ie. Sooza Village, Bandar Abbas This village is located 39 km. to the south west of Qeshm city and is on the coastal area, and Hormoz Strait is to its south. It has a warm and dry climate. Historical vestiges near this village are the Leit or Khalesi Dam which lies 4 km. north west of the Dirastan Village. The Guran Dam is on the south of the Guran Village. Other Villages, Hormozgan Other villages having interesting features are, Dejgan in the north east of Bandar Lengeh, Khorgoo in the north east of Bandar Abbas and Sa'adat Abad in the township of Hadji Abad. |
