On the north coast of Qeshm, facing the mangroves, Laft is one of the most atmospheric villages of the Persian Gulf. Its houses climb a low hill crowned with windcatchers (badgir), the traditional air-conditioning of the region, and the outskirts are dotted with hundreds of old rainwater wells cut into the rock.
Laft is also known for its boatyards, where craftsmen still build the large wooden dhows called lenj by hand, as their ancestors did for trading voyages to India and Africa. Climb to the ruins of the old fort for the view, then watch the sunset over the harbour as the fishing boats come home.
Highlights
- Rooftops of windcatchers
- Hundreds of rock-cut rainwater wells
- Craftsmen building wooden lenj boats
- Sunset over the harbour
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