Cultural Centers and Halls

Development of cultural facilities at Kish has served as a priority during the recent years. The population growth and the prospect of development in Kish in the years to come combined with the realization of the very fact that kish as a major tourist center in the country should be introduced to the world as an Iranian - Islamic pattern and model, have all encouraged the Kish Free Organization to allocate a major share of its plannings to the development of cultural facilities. The following highlight some relevant instances:

H afez Hall is perhaps one of the island’s most important halls equipped with modern audio- visual devices .During the recent years this hall has hosted countless notable congresses and seminars including : "The Nation wide Persian Gulf Congress and the Persian Literature".
Hafez Hall can host 300 people and is administered by the kish University.

Nakhi hall is an unroofed hall which can host 300 people . Shows are performed and movies screened at Nacho Hall.

zommorrod Hall has been situated adjacent to Nakhi Hall and is mainly used to perform entertaining shows.

The unroofed Saba cinema hall been built inside the Saba coastal park adjacent to the recreational dock . Here recreational and amusement films are screened.

In early 1997 the KFZO approved of the construction of an immense vulrural center and the constructional work of this project is scheduled to start as of mid- 1998. this project includes a hall which is equipped with advanced and sophisticated audio- visual systems, a grand hall capable of hosting 450 people equipped with rotating stands and advanced audio-visual facilities plus appropriate lighting and projecting systems suitable for the Performance of concerts and theatrical shows . Moreover, a hall hosting 250 people equipped with all necessary devices and facilities appropriate for film festivals. On the side of this center there have been designed a number of libraries and art galleries just right for training and educational courses and finally sideline halls for local sessions and meetings.
The Kish Conferences Complex will be built in an area of some 27,000 sq.m adjacent to Shayan hotel and is expected to be put to operation by 2001.