Kiteboarding in Iran?

[window guy]

they're in the cross hairs man...have you lost your skull?
the thermals you'll get will be from the shroom cloud brah.
don't do it man
peace
L8a

[French Cowboy]

Forget about kiting on water over there. I have heard that the mountains (Mount Damavand and Dizin ski resort) and foot hills surrounding Tehran get covered in several feet of snow. My buddy is also planning on going some time in April. He showed me some photos and it looks amazing for snowkiting.

You might even like snowkiting better than kitesurfing

Check out Mount Damavand on Google Earth - it is the huge volcano just to the East of Tehran. Or see http://www.sk-branik.si/dusan/iran/damavand.jpg

Please send a report and photos.

[lawrenceofarabia]

Just moved down here as a journo. The kebabs are something else too, much better than the UK's on a friday night.

am willing to put people up in my place if they will teach me to kite surf. simple deal and im looking to by an old land rover here to get about in hopefully by the end of April.

easy

ndj

[Hamed]

Hey all

I'm from iran and i live in Tehran,

I certified level 2 IKO in sweden last month. now want to run a site to informed some information about local forcast and beach and any spot for ppl like to have kitesurfing in iran.


I'm new in kite and need your help to have a good contribution.

[alexrider]

....
Somebody have to get off the CNN, and go see the world...
How can 285 millions be so ignorant about how the real world is...

Obviously sadorno didn't travel beyond his back garden....

[Toby]

there is an island which has good winds I heard.

It is called "Kish" and even has a cable park!

http://locations.splocs.com/kitesurf/lo ... Beach.html

http://locations.splocs.com/wakeboard/l ... e_Ski.html

[karianpour]

It is a bit late, but I write it for people who google about kiting in Iran.

I am new Kiter in Iran. There is almost no professional kiteboarder in Iran.

There some spot I found really good for Kiteboarding :

1- Manjil Lake, on the way from Tehran to Rasht, it is a dam lake, with fresh water. It is windy and no wave . Not good in winter time cause it's cold.

2- Kish Island in Persian Gulf, good in winter time, but not always windy. 1:40 flight time to the island.

3- Chabahar, it's a freezone city close to Pakistan border on Indian ocean. In summer time it is windy. There is a lagoon, if you do not like waves.

I am still searching for new places. If I find I will let you know.

Besides, it is not easy for women to kite here in Iran. I do kiting with wetsuit, no problem.

If you come here for kiting, do NOT bring any thing except your Kite, Board, and cloth. It means, NO camera, NO GoPro, NO Radio, NO high tech mobile phone... and ask for authority to kite.

Cheers,
K1

[matth]

Kidding aside: I thought kiting was forbidden in the Muslim world

Somebody have to get off the CNN, and go see the world...

How can 285 millions be so ignorant about how the real world is...

313 million einstien. We are not perfect my freind, but we are far from ignorant.

[hamid6362]

all kitesurfer looking for more information about surf in IRAN check below page in facebook www.facebook.com/irankitesurfing
or
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