Kharg is the beating heart of Iran's upstream oil sector, and the main hub for the country's crude oil exports. To the eyes of many, Kharg Island is all about pipelines, refineries, huge oil tanks and burning flares. But in fact, this 32-square-kilometer coral platform is much more than that.
However, the island's history goes back even further. The story of one of the world's oldest and most historically important trade routes and its cultural, historical and social influences.