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Ashoora Deh

Nowadays most countries in the world have realized the importance of tourism industry from the standpoint of production employment source of incomefrom the past few decades on they have contributed to the development of this industry. Owing to natural potentialculturalhistorical background Islamic Republic of Iran is one of those countries favored by tourists all over the world. This factor provides convenient conditions for utilizationdevelopment of tourism infrastructure.

Considering government goals and policies in development program of the country, insisting on entry of 20 millions international tourists per year, construction of tourism infrastructure seems inevitable. According to the act 8 of heritage, handicrafts and tourism organization legislation for attracting international and domestic investors approved on 1380/12/19, the government has the ability to give authorization to the private sector to establish basic tourism infrastructure in suitable region of the country with an emphasis on less developped zones. Considering the above mentioned act executive regulation approved by the cabinet has explained in detail the classification method of service, accomodation, cultural and tourism centre and the construction of infrastructure installation and investors clearance for approved plans execution and attraction and support of international investors. Due to this regulation and the expression of readiness of international and domestic investors and locals for making valuable and utilization of the zones, the Department of Investment and Plans and tourist zone office has forced the organization to conduct the feasibility study and making the attractive tourist zone operational simultaneously and cooperatively. This action is also a step towards informing international and domestic investors and entrepreneurs interested in tourism. We hope to be efficient in your decision.    

 

 Ashoora Deh Attractive Tourist Zone Location in the province of Golestan

 

Ashoora Deh Attractive Tourist Zone Location in Turkaman County

 

Ashoora Deh Attractive Tourist Zone Location in Turkaman County      

 

Ashoora Deh Attractive Tourist Zone Location in Turkaman County

 

1- Zone specifications

Zone name: Ashoora Deh attractive tourist zone

Province: Golestan

Address: Bandar-e-Torkaman- Torkaman County - Golestan

Nearest city: Bandar-e-Torkaman  

Nearest village: Chapagholi

     ً 55   َ 55   ْ53 Longitude :  

ً 15  َ 54   ْ36  : Latitude

Type of attraction: Natural

Region climate: Temperate and humid   

Region topography: Plain and basin

Coastal   vegetation:   Zone     

Existing water source:  Surface water

 

 Province infrastructures:

The province of Golestan possesses airport, railway, port and freeway

Distance from -province centre: 44 km

Distance from county capital: 3 km

Distance from the nearest Airport: 46 km

Distance from the nearest railway station:  4 km

Distance from the nearest port:

Distance from the main road:  3 km

 

2-required infrastructures at the zone entrance:

Drinking water and gas transmission lines

Zone basic infrastructure:  Pergola, public conveniences, restaurant and landscaping are constructed

Residential and food premises in the zone: Food premises status in Bandar-e-Torkaman County is shown in the table below

Food premises

No.

County

2

Bandar-e-Torkaman

 

 

 

       

Service facilities in the zone

Travel services are as follows:

Travel services

Paragraph

b

Paragraph a,b

No.

County

1

-

 1

Bandar-e-Torkaman

 

 

Health centers status in the zone is shown in the table below

other

private

Affiliated to the medical university

Treatment and health

Bed

No.

Bed

No.

Bed

No.

Bed

No.

County

0

0

0

0

103

1

103

1

Bandar-e-Torkaman

 

Banks and financial institutions distribution are shown in the table below

 

Refah

Sepah

Saman

Tosse-e-Saderat

Post bank

Pasargad

parsian

Eghtesad-e-Novin

Tejarat

Bandar-e-Torkaman

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

3

 

 

Saderat

Karafarin

Sanaat-o-Maadan

Sina

Tosse-e-Taavon

Melli

Mellat

Maskan

Keshavarzi

 

Bandar-e-Torkaman

1

0

0

1

2

4

1

1

4

 

 

 

Total

Malietebari mehr

Ghavamin

Ali

Abad-e-katool

2

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Existing sports and recreational installations in the zone: this zone lacks sports and recreational facilities.

3- Number of tourist attractions within zone limits:

There are 6 attractions in the zone.

Target main markets: local, provincial, national and transnational

Province tourists number:   domestic: 3208021 tourists in April 2009, international: less than 2000 tourists                                             

 Region tourism season:  the region has the ability to attract tourists in all seasons

Residential centres occupation rate: 69%

4-the most important investment field:

  • Five-star hotel
  • Four-star hotel
  • Three-star hotel
  • Beach and coastal camping
  • International commercial complex
  • Sand beach and boating pier
  • Water sports (boating tracks, diving, water skiing…)
  • Water park
  • Tourism complex
  • Ecotourism with coastal zone orientation
  • Traditional teahouse and restaurant
  • Handicrafts exhibition and store
  • Drive-in movie theatre
  • Outdoor swimming pool
  • M onorail construction for visiting the island
  • telecabin
  • Wildlife museum
  • Sports and recreational installations
  • Health tourism

5- Ongoing study for the zone

  • Golestan tourism comprehensive plan
  • Feasibility study of tourist attractive zone

 

6- Type of practical installations, according to studies

  • Five-star hotel
  • Three-star hotel
  • Two-star hotel
  • Beach and coastal camping
  • International commercial complex
  • Drive-in movie theatre
  •  Sand beach and boating pier
  • Outdoor swimming pool
  • Water sports (boating tracks, diving, water skiing……)
  • Water park
  •  handicrafts exhibition and store
  • Tourism complex
  • Ecotourism with coastal zone orientation
  • Traditional restaurant and teahouse
  • sports and recreational installations
  • health tourism
  • sports ans recreational installations
  • Telecabin
  • Monorail construction for visiting the island
  • Wildlife museum

                7- Time schedule from design phase to utilization phase:

There is no time schedule

8- Investment estimation: 385 Billion Rials 

 9- Funding for infrastructures:

Gaz                      2 km         1200 million Rials

Water             2 km       1000million Rials

10- Zone tourists' statistics:

1200000 people visit the region annually.

11- Zone attractions:

Gomeshan, Gorgan Golf, Miyan-Kaleh peninsula, Bandar-e-Torkaman, Gomeshan Intetnational Region

12- Zone potential and opportunities:

  • Water sports development possibility,
  • Situation in the vicinity of the Caspian Sea,
  • Beach and hotel construction possibility,
  • Plaza establishment possibility in the attractive zone beach,
  • Ruins of Russians garrison considered as a tourist attraction,
  • Suitable situation of the zone: in the near distance of Turkaman Sahra plain and Alborz mountains,
  • The fact that this zone is worth internationally from the standpoint of environment (animal and plant habitat),
  • Sea access route, railway in Bandar Turkaman County

13- Zone present investment situation:

There is no investment applicant in the zone.

 

Distance of Ashoora Deh attractive tourist zone to the railway station, port and airport

 

 

14- Position of the attractive zone in the national and regional tourism plan of the province:

  • Legislation approved during the president journey according to the development program 3, 4
  • Tourism master plan of the province of Golestan

 

15-land ownership status:  private ownership, state ownership

16- Investment estimation and future fields:

The future investment potential is estimated to be 770 billio Rials.

17- Initial opinion of relevant organization about the basic infrastructures (water supply and distribution, power, telecommunications, gas and roads) possibility of supply:

18-required time for the starting:

The required time for the starting is 21 months

19- Special Outcomes of attractive tourist zone implementation at the national and regional level:

  • Economic prosperity,
  •  locals’ income increase,
  • Cultural and sports festival organization,
  • Economic and social interactions improvement,
  • Domestic and foreign investor attraction,
  • Domestic and international tourist attraction,
  • National production increase,

20- Direct and indirect employment generation rate after the zone implementation:

400- 500

 

Special concessions:

 -Foundation agreement issuance of the attractive tourist zone is the responsibility of tourism, handicrafts, heritage organization

-The required funding necessary for infrastructure construction (water supply and distribution, power, roads) to the plan location

- obtaining loan after 20% of project physical progress,covered by investors,from contracted banks and financial situations  to meet 80% of the overall project is the organization responsibility.

-The exemption from land-use change tolls

- transfer of lands situated outside the city boundaries is made by jihad-e-agriculture organization according to the regional land value and lands within city limits by housing and urban development organization according to the valuer's expertise value payable by a five-year-installment loan with 10% of total price payment in the first year.

-Issuance of construction licence according to industrial unity tariff and tolls at a special discount.

-The possibility of the transfer of land used for project execution from investors to others after land preparation.