Open the Youtube video. Hormuz Island is known as "rainbow island" for its colorful soil and mineral deposits."The ...

It's black and white – these domes make for an eye-popping place to stay. There are around 200 of them, and they form a cartoonish holiday retreat overlooking the Gulf on the Iranian island of ...

Lying 8 km off the Iranian coast amidst the murky blue waters of the Persian Gulf, Hormuz is a pear-shaped, shimmering salt dome embedded in strata of shale, clay, and ferrous volcanic rock, ...

The “blood rain” that turned an Iranian island’s coastline crimson last week was due to the local soil containing high concentrations of oxidised iron, experts said.. Social media footage ...

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Salt Domes, Statue Rocks, and a Rainbow Valley in Iran The only skyscrapers you’ll find on Hormuz Island are nature-made mountains and salt domes, where large amounts of rock salt have been ...

In fact, Hormuz is known as the “rainbow island” due to its kaleidoscopic landscape, which is caused by the more than 70 minerals found on it.

A woman walks along the beach on Hormuz Island on April 29, 2019. ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty. According to The Times of India, the "blood rain" phenomenon happens over the Iranian mountains when ...

In fact, Hormuz is known as the “rainbow island” due to its kaleidoscopic landscape, which is caused by the more than 70 minerals found on it.