A place like Mars! Where is Star Valley?

Qeshm Island is the largest among the Iranian islands. It must be admitted that this island has many unique wonders and beauties that are worth seeing. Maybe that is why it is known to have seven wonders. There are many places of interest in Qeshm Island and they are so interesting that it can be said that there are few places like them.

Star valley is one of these seven wonders. Qeshm Geopark (the only geopark in the Middle East), mangrove forests, salt cave, Chahkouh gorge, Bam Qeshm and the habitat of turtles are one of the other wonders of this big island. Star Valley of Qeshm is a masterpiece of nature, one of the attractive tourist attractions of Qeshm, which is located 5 km from the south coast of the island. This island is more than 2 million years old and belongs to the Cenozoic geological period.

Only in some areas of the American continent, such a valley can be seen. Of course, this place is registered as a world heritage in UNESCO. Natural events, such as land erosion due to strong winds, surface water, rain and torrential rain, etc., have created this beautiful valley. Since the soil of this valley is red and there are strange towering rocks, it is likened to Mars. This type of geological complication is unique in the whole of Asia, therefore, it is considered a unique place. If you can, be sure to visit this beautiful place and keep the photo and video of Star Valley that you recorded with your phone as a souvenir. Join us in the future to introduce this tourist attraction to you. Reading this article will definitely encourage you to go to this beautiful valley full of stars. Then you can join the crowd of people who go to this valley, and you too will have an attractive and memorable trip from Star Valley ship of Qeshm Island.

 Why is it called Star Valley? This valley is known as the valley of stars because of an old belief that says that a star or meteorite fell to earth in this place in the distant years. Of course, the Valley of Stars is really beautiful at night, and this name is really fitting because of the shining stars at night in this valley. Some people mistakenly tell the story of the cemetery of the Star Valley of Qeshm, which we must say, there is no cemetery in this valley. It is the sound of the wind that blows through the columns and creates scary sounds, which according to the local people, are the noises of goblins and wandering spirits.

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