Iran creates world's largest sand carpet on the shores of Persian Gulf

ineedanewname · Feb 12, 2009

Iranian artists have created the world's largest sand carpet from the colorful sand found on the country's southern island of Hormuz Some 25 visual artists used 70 types of colorful sand to create the ' Persian Gulf ' sand carpet, which will be displayed on the island from Dec. 9 to 17, 2008. The 12000-square-meter carpet is unique in magnitude, pattern and color and its title which shares the name of the forever Persian Gulf .
The previous sand carpet record belonged to 900-square-meter one created on the Canary Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Known for its beautiful red soil, Hormuz Island has witnessed numerous artistic events, including Iran 's 15th Environmental Art Festival.

IN = Iran News

bigredfutbol · Feb 12, 2009

1) That's really beautiful. I'd like to see more pictures; I'll be it's quite spectacular in person, being that it's quite large.

2) Explain to me why this is news requiring it's own thread. Do it quickly, because there's only so much bandwidth on teh interweb.

ineedanewname · Feb 12, 2009

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2)
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Dyvel · Feb 12, 2009

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bigredfutbol · Feb 12, 2009

Very nice pictures.

Not thread-worthy, though. No offense, but we've got to get a grip on this forum.

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