Qeshm岛位于伊朗位于霍尔木兹海峡，面积超过3万公顷，位于Qeshm岛西部。中东地区第一个地质公园，它于2006年在联合国教科文组织确认世界地质公园网络（Global Geoparks Network，GGN）。但由于Qeshm岛管理不善，又于2012年从联合国教科文组织名单除名。但是伊朗方一直坚持重新再申请。
Qeshm岛地质公园涵盖原始森林、盐丘、盐洞、海峡及数十个岩石礁层。主要景点有：恰赫峡谷、星星峡、库巴斯洞（风化石堡）、Peyposht坝、Goran坝、格什姆城堡等。
在今年4月21日，联合国教科组织宣布确认Qeshm岛将命名世界地质公园发展中心。同时也会有研讨会将在4月28日举行。
Qeshm地质公园在获得联合国教科文组织世界地质公园。曾在2016年9月举行的会议，教科文组织全球地质公园理事会决定将Qeshm地质公园指定为教科文组织世界地质公园，为期四年。该决定在联合国教科文组织执行局会议第201届会议上得到认可。该指定于2017年5月5日开始，有效期至2021年5月4日。
具备地质公园除了具有自然和文化遗产外，还应具有重要的科学和地质价值。由联合国教科文组织设立的全球地质网络公园不仅登记这类公园，还实现其他三个目标：地质公园保护，提高认识意识和制定绿色旅游标准。
The United Nations’ Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) is to officially name Iran’s Qeshm Island as a reference for other countries on the development of geoparks.
An official says the Qeshm island in southern Iran will be introduced as the hub of developing geoparks in an upcoming international event on the development of geoparks.
“Iran will offer consultations to other countries in that regard,” says Alireza Amri Kazemi, a member of the Global Geoparks Council of the UNESCO.
“An international UNESCO conference and specialized workshop on the development of global geoparks will be held in Qeshm Island on April 28-30,” he added.
“In this gathering, specialized-training workshops will be held to develop geoparks in Iran and in the whole region,” he said in a Farsi interview with Mehr News Agency.
“The opening ceremony will be held on April 28, and specialized workshops will open and run until night after official speeches are delivered,” noted Amri Kazemi, who is also the director of the Qeshm Geopark.
“Specialized workshops will also be held on April 29, and April 30 will feature visits to geo-sites,” he said.
“Based on the arrangements made with UNESCO, Qeshm is to be introduced as the centre for the development of UNESCO’s global geoparks,” he noted.
“We will give consultations to other countries on how to develop their geoparks. So, UNESCO will tell any country in the Middle that wants to establish geoparks to refer to Iran. That will give us the opportunity to export technical-consultative services.”
“When we are known as a reference, we will be able to render consultative and expert services. If we want to assume that role, we should train workforce,” he said.
The event brings together dozens of domestic and foreign officials, including authorities from UNESCO.
Qeshm Geopark has become a UNESCO Global Geopark after obtaining the UN cultural body’s green card.
In a meeting held in September 2016, the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council decided to designate Qeshm Geopark as a UNESCO Global Geopark for a four-year period.
The decision was recently endorsed during the 201st session of the UNESCO Executive Board meeting where Qeshm Geopark officially became global.
The designation started on May 5, 2017, and will be valid until May 4, 2021.
Geoparks have significant scientific and geological value, apart from being a natural and cultural heritage. The Global Geopark Network, established by UNESCO, not only registers such parks but also pursues three other objectives: Geopark protection, spreading awareness and setting standards for green tourism.
