Chahkooh Canyon

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Chahkooh Canyon is a striking narrow gorge on Iran’s Qeshm Island, known for its dramatically eroded sandstone walls, unusual rock formations, and popularity as a geotourism destination.

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Chahkooh Canyon canonical 5

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canyon ⓘ
geotourism site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
bestVisitSeason autumn ⓘ
early spring ⓘ
winter ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
formedBy water erosion ⓘ
wind erosion ⓘ
geologicalAge sedimentary rock formations ⓘ
governedBy Iranian environmental and heritage authorities ⓘ
hasAccessFrom Qeshm city ⓘ
linked to: Qeshm (city)
hasActivity hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
hasFeature deep grooves and channels ⓘ
intersecting canyons ⓘ
narrow passageways ⓘ
natural water-carved shapes ⓘ
potholes and cavities ⓘ
vertical rock walls ⓘ
hasView layered sedimentary strata ⓘ
sculpted rock corridors ⓘ
knownFor dramatically eroded sandstone walls ⓘ
geological erosion features ⓘ
geotourism ⓘ
narrow gorge ⓘ
unusual rock formations ⓘ
languageOfToponym Persian ⓘ
locatedIn Hormozgan Province ⓘ
Persian Gulf ⓘ
locatedOn Qeshm Island ⓘ
material sandstone ⓘ
nameMeaning "mountain of wells" in Persian (Chah = well, Kooh = mountain) ⓘ
near Chahoo village ⓘ
partOf Qeshm Geopark ⓘ
Qeshm Island tourist circuit ⓘ
popularWith domestic tourists ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO Global Geoparks Network ⓘ
region southern Iran ⓘ
safetyConcern flash floods risk in rainy periods ⓘ
tourismType adventure tourism ⓘ
geotourism ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Qeshm Island → hasGeologicalFeature → Chahkooh Canyon ⓘ
Qeshm County → hasTourismAttraction → Chahkooh Canyon ⓘ
Chahoo village → gatewayTo → Chahkooh Canyon ⓘ
Chahoo village → touristAttractionNearby → Chahkooh Canyon ⓘ
Chahoo village → accessRouteTo → Chahkooh Canyon ⓘ