Five miles off the coast of Bandar Abbas, at the edge of the most strategically watched waterway on Earth, lies an island that should not exist the way it does. Hormuz — a 600-million-year-old salt dome pressing upward through the floor of the Persian Gulf — has folded more than 70 distinct mineral shades into its surface: crimson cliffs, silver-black beaches of crystallized hematite, purple canyon walls, and golden riverbeds carved dry before recorded history began. Through the 21-mile Strait it guards, 21% of the world's traded oil moves every single day. From that immense transit of wealth, this island receives nothing except the view. In this 4K documentary, we enter a place where women grind red mineral soil into cooking spices, where a Portuguese fort slowly dissolves back into the rock it was quarried from, and where 3,000 people have chosen to build a life inside one of the most geologically surreal and structurally unforgiving landscapes on the planet. This is the Iran the headlines never show you. Like, share, and subscribe for more 4K travel documentaries from the world's most extraordinary hidden places. #iran #hormuzisland #traveldocumentary
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I’m glued to my screen 👏
This is why I love documentaries lik
Iran really has a hidden beauty to it—I started to appreciate it after watching your videos
I'm from India deeply praying for Iran and its people.This country had a splendid and glorious past ,America should not destroy it.😢😢😢
I love documentaries
This world is so wide ,so we should live in peace and love to use such kind of resource
Hormuz you stole my heart with you red and silver beach there for thousands years staying calm ✌🏻🌸😭😭😭
*Absolutely mind-blowing. The Strait of Hormuz is both beautiful and intense…* *And yeah, drones should be for capturing views like this not for war.*
People of Persia ❤❤❤❤
This is a beautiful documentary, I like this video
Wow! Just fascinating! All this was kept from humanity
Truly beautiful.
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What an enlightening video. Such precious resources and beauty. TY for sharing
Iran is a great well mannered and totally intelligent nation with a warm heart.
As an American, I have to say...looks like a cool place to visit! ..maybe someday, hopefully. ...lovely landscapes! Thanks for posting.
Hormuz looks kinda scenic. What a great place to sneak in a few cruise ships.
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Breathtakingly beautiful and such a great, natural harmonious home for both people and wildlife!! Long live Iran🖖🤞🫶🙌🤗🙏
Great video! Please lower the volume of the music; It's competing with the narrative creating difficulty for the listener.