New ‘Dolphin Park’ livery for Zagros Airlines A322

New "Dolphin Park" livery observed on Zagros Airlines Airbus A320-214, reg. EP-ZAT (cn 999)

[photo: Ata Tavanaei]

 

View of entire livery on EP-ZAT, as photographed 09OCT15 at Mashhad - Shahid Hashemi Nejad International (MHD / OIMM)

[photo: Ata Tavanaei]

Operator history for EP-ZAT, source: Planespotters.net (click to enlarge)

This aircraft's new livery reference of "Dolphin Park" is an interesting one. According to UntoldIran.com:

Dolphin Park or Dolphinarium located in Kish island is the first dolphin park in Iran.

The huge recreational and tourist complex with 100 hectares area is located in the southeast of the island. The complex includes green space with a variety of different species of plants, bird garden, and the first and the only Dolphinarium in Iran. In this complex, different species of marine mammals, including dolphins, northern sea lion, southern sea lion, northern sea cat, dolphin and penguin are kept and tourists can watch their master strokes of those trained by Iranian instructors. A total of 21 marine mammals are kept in pools with a volume of 18,000 cubic meters filled with sea water.

The green space of Dolphin Park has more than one hundred plant species including thousands of palm trees, very large Benjamins, Hornbeam (Lur) trees (banyan), Eucalyptus, Acacia, Myrtle, Prosopis cineraria, Marshmallow, Callistemon, Tecoma ,Conocarpus, Junipers and more than 25 species of cactus and other plants that is unique in its kind considering the climatic conditions of the island and its coral soil.

In the bird garden more than 50 species of various birds like pelicans, ostriches, parrots of Macau, peacocks, various types of stork, toucan, tauraco, swan and other types of aquatic animals like crocodile are kept from all around the world. Due to the proper environment these animals can breed and live naturally.

COMMENTARY: Zagros Airline, based at ABD with main hub at THR, lists two flights to Kish, weekly.

Dolphin performance with touchscreen at Dolphin Park on Kish Island

Dolphin ball trick performance at Dolphin Park on Kish Island

Dolphin ball trick performance at Dolphin Park on Kish Island (as referenced on Zagros Airlines EP-ZAT livery)

Spectator interaction with dolphins at Dolphin Park on Kish Island

Sea lion performance at Dolphin Park on Kish Island

Trained sea lion at Dolphin Park on Kish Island

Photos: UntoldIran.com

IRGC-N Aviation helicopter-assisted tour of Forur Island

What may be first open source photo of IRGC-N Aviation Mil Mi-17-1(Sh) serial SN-2101; in use for tour of Forur Island in Persian Gulf.

Embarkation of dignitaries aboard IRGC-N Aviation Mil Mi-17-1(Sh) transport helicopter

Interior detail of IRGC-N Aviation Mil Mi-17-1(Sh) transport helicopter

Among the dignitaries (center): Commander of the IRGC-N Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi

Persian Gazelle observed on tour assisted by IRGC-N aviation 

Photos: Hossein Tahahovori at Tasnim News Agency

Padideh 'Legend City' tourist resort at Kish, under construction (2)

Detectable progress is evident at Padideh 'Legend City' tourist resort construction site at Kish, since Uskowi of Iran observed last February 2014 (see HERE). Like certain other developments of this scale in Iran, there appears no apparent slowdown of construction activity.

Heavy equipment in evidence at constrution site include KATO rough terrain crane, a second rough terrain crane, an all terrain crane and a number of tower cranes.

Street view of Padideh 'Legend City' resort construction site at Kish. At least six working tower cranes can be observed.

Padideh 'Legend City' tourist resort construction site at Kish observed at background right, with the ancient fortress themed Kish Restaurant seen in foreground. Note at left a gigantic sculpture of ship's anchor.

Rendering of completed Padideh "Legend City" which includes five towers with heights of 250 meters

Rendering of luxury rooftop details for tower of completed Padideh "Legend City"

Photos: padide.com

Earthquake Strikes Kish Island

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 on the Richter scale struck 50km off the coast of Kish Island in Iran at 05:32 am local time on Wednesday, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported. Tremors were felt as far as Abu Dhabi. No reports of casualties or damages were available.

Padideh 'Legend City' tourist resort at Kish, under construction

Another ambitious Padideh construction project taking shape: the "Legend City" tourist resort at Kish Island

Multiple boom concrete pumps employed at Padideh "Legend City" construction site at Kish

Lineup of heavy construction vehicles at Padideh "Legend City" construction site

Deployment of heavy construction vehicles to Padideh "Legend City" construction site. Note at left the ancient fortress themed Kish Restaurant, another Padideh project.

Rendering of completed Padideh "Legend City" which includes five towers with heights of 250 meters

Rendering of luxury rooftop details for tower of completed Padideh "Legend City"

Photos: padide.com

Mica Mall shopping center in Kish, under construction

Another ambitious construction project taking shape in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Mica Mall shopping center in Kish. These photos depict progress made earlier in the year.

Further detail of the excavated construction site. Mica Mall is slated to comprise a total footprint of approximately 190,000 square meters, 5-story commercial and entertainment centers, 800 commercial spaces, a large supermarket and 2-story indoor parking garage with a capacity of over 1000 vehicles. [Source: Mica Mall]

Rebar grid detail of the Mica Mall construction site

Artist's rendering of completed Mica Mall shopping center project in Kish

 

Artist's rendering of a facade of completed Mica Mall shopping center including decorative fountains

Photos: micamall.com

Sarina II shopping center complex at Kish, under construction

Another large shopping center complex being constructed in Iran, this one at Kish Island

Komatsu PC220 tracked excavator and Hyundai fitted with breaker attachment

Artist's rendering of external facade. Sarina II will feature five floors and three underground parking levels.

Artist's rendering of Sarina II within the context of its surroundings

Artist's rendering of the interior detail

 

Artist's rendering of convenience seating amid access ways to storefronts 

Photos: sarinaland.com and sarinakish.net/fa-ir

Seven tower cranes in a single view, Kish Island

Visible in this photo are no less than seven tower cranes employed in high-rise building construction at Kish Island in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Obviously Iran is not being economically reduced by sanctions to the extent depicted in our mainstream media news.

We Americans just received bad news concerning our own economic recovery, in the form of lower than expected employment hiring. Just imagine if rapprochement with Iran could be carried out, politically, what economic stimulus that could provide for American business given the opportunity with which to do business inside the Islamic Republic. It would initially be worth tens of billions of dollars. 

Recent pics of Kish Mall construction project

Kish Mall appears massive by any applied scale. [Project website can be found HERE] These photos depicting ongoing construction efforts were taken within the past sixty days.

Two cranes working the enormous construction site

Iranian construction workers at work on the project's foundation.
The completed mall will provide parking for 1250 cars.

Rebar grid system detail

Artist's rendering of completed Kish Mall

Artist's rendering of Kish Mall's completed interior 

Photos: www.kishmall.com

Uskowi on Iran construction links:

Current construction projects in Tehran

Current construction projects in Shiraz

Current construction projects in Mashad

Current construction projects in Tabriz

Public Housing projects in the Islamic Republic of Iran