Selection of Khark Island as a Place of Exile in the 1950s and 1960s

The 1950s and 1960s were politically turbulent years in the history of Iran, during which a wide range of political activists, mainly the members of the Tudeh communist party were prosecuted, jailed, and eventually sent to Exile.  Many of such convicts were sent to Khark Island to spend their years of exile. This paper explores why Khark was chosen by the government as an exile place.

This article is based on data collected from archival documents and library resources. Findings and

Because of being an island in the Persian Gulf and the unfavorable climatic constraints, Khark has been a place of exile in previous times. The government in the above two considered the island a suitable place for preventing the prevent convicts further political activities. action. Most of the exiles were member Tudeh party or sympathetic to it.