Local and Vernacular Architecture

Nakhiloo Island

The Editor·Photos: Hamid Akbari, Keyvan Etminan·Bushehr Special Issue

This uninhabited island is a protected area and part of the city of Dayyer, near the district of Bordkhun, and is environmentally a rare island. Nakhiloo is formed from shell-coral stones, covers an area of 60 hectares, is elliptical in shape, and rises an average of 1.5 meters above sea level. Beyond its white sandy beach, Nakhiloo is covered with halophyte plants — plants that possess an internal mechanism for desalinating salt water. Nakhiloo is the habitat of various species of native birds including various terns, crab-plovers, and crested larks, as well as various migratory birds and the large sea turtles of the Persian Gulf.

Large flock of seabirds gathered on the sandy shores of Nakhiloo Island — Seabird colony on Nakhiloo Island. Photo: Hamid Akbari

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Wildlife of Nakhiloo

Three coastal herons — one white and two dark — standing on the sandy shore of Nakhiloo Island — Coastal herons (native)

A grey coastal heron wading in the shallow waters near Nakhiloo Island — Coastal heron (native)

A hawksbill sea turtle resting on the sandy beach of Nakhiloo Island — Hawksbill turtle (migratory)

A hawksbill sea turtle digging a nesting hole in the sand on Nakhiloo Island — Hawksbill turtle (migratory)

A great cormorant standing on the beach with waves crashing behind it — Great cormorant (migratory)

A group of black-backed gulls resting on the sandy shore — Black-backed gulls

A great cormorant and a small sandpiper on a narrow sandbar surrounded by water — Great cormorant (migratory)

A lesser sand plover running across the beach on Nakhiloo Island — Lesser sand plover (native)

A grey coastal heron in graceful flight against a pale sky — Coastal heron in flight (native)

A little ringed plover standing on the beach among small pebbles — Little ringed plover (native)

Photo Essay Bushehr Wildlife Memar 135 Nakhiloo Island Iran Persian Gulf Local Architecture Vernacular Architecture

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