t;Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Qeshm is also a supposed site of the Garden of Eden according to Cassells Bible. In the 1st ten year plan, in note 19,
the law provided for the creation of free
trade zones and three locations
were identified as such in the year 1991. They were Kish Island, Qeshm Island and
Chabahar. In the Iranian year 1369, equivalent to 1991 in the Gregorian
calendar, the island was transformed into a "Trade and Industrial Free
Area" with the goal of creating the largest Free Area between Europe and
the Far East. To that end, Qeshm
Island was granted considerable leeway to set its own policies, independent of
the central government, which had often been seen as an impediment to growth in
many sectors of the economy. However, the Island retains the advantages
associated with its connection to the mainland, including the rights to explore
and develop oil and gas opportunities
