Mangrove is an evergreen and tropical tree that lives in saltwater lagoons. Mangrove forests in Qeshm Island are located in the bay between Qeshm Island and Khamir port on the shores of Hormozgan. This bay is called Hooran Strait.
Between the northwestern coast of Qeshm Island and the coast of Khamir Port in Hormozgan, there are swampy areas where the water level is low and at low tide, land emerges in the middle of the sea. This vast swamp area is covered with a lot of mangrove trees that have created vast marine forests in this area.
Occurrences of tides occur every 6 hours. On water retreat times you see mangrove trees that are completely on land and out of the water, but as the tide begins and the sea water rises, these trees also go under water, and at full tide they look like trees that wander and float in the water.
Extensive mangrove forests in the Qeshm region and the coast of Hormozgan are among the most important natural ecosystems in Southwest Asia and are registered as a biosphere reserve in UNESCO.
In autumn and winter, these forests are home to countless migratory birds such as herons.
To visit these sea forests and explore among them, you can use the two piers of Soheili and Tabl on Qeshm Island. These docks are approximately 60 km west of Qeshm city.
Google map link of Mangrove Forests of Qeshm
