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.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.

 

 

 

Atrak River Margin Attractive Tourist Zone Location

Atrak River Margin Attractive Tourist Zone Location in the Province of Golestan

 

Atrak River Margin AttractiveTourist Zone Locatin in Gonbad County

 

Atrak River margin attractive tourist zone location in the zone

    

 

1- Zone specifications

 

Zone name: Atrak River margin attractive tourist zone (Daneshmand dam)

Province: Golestan

Address: Daneshmand dam - Gonbad kavoos County - Golestan

          Nearest city: Inche boroon

Nearest village: Tangly and Daneshman      

     ً 54   َ 45  ْ54 Longitude :  

ً 37  َ 32   ْ37  : Latitude

Type of attraction: natural and manmade

                              Region Climate: Semi-dry to Temperate  

Region topography: hilly lands and plain

Zone vegetation: Desert, pasturage

          Existing water source: Atrak River, surface water and well

 

 Province infrastructures:

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

Distance from -province centre: 90 km (Gorgan)

Distance from county capital: 60 km (Gonbad)

Distance from the nearest Airport: 90 km (Gorgan airport)

Distance from the nearest railway station:  90km (Gorgan)

Distance from the nearest port: 110 km (Bandar-e Torkaman)

Distance from the main road:   ------------

 

2-required infrastructures at the zone entrance:

Gas transmission lines

Zone basic infrastructures: water supply and distribution, roads and power are provided. 

Residential and food premises in the county: Hotels status in Gonbad County is as follows  

Hotels
Bed	Room	1-star	2-star	3-star	4-star	No.	County
90	37	1	1	-	-	2	Gonbad

Guesthouse status is shown in the table below:

Guesthouse
Bed	Room	No.	County
99	45	4	Gonbad

 

Zone food premises are shown in the table below

Food premises
No.	County
9	Gonbad

 

 

         

 

 

Service facilities in the county

Travel services are as follows:

Travel services
Paragraph b	Paragraph a,b	No.	County
4	-	4	Gonbad

 

 

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
137	1	94	2	295	3	526	6	Gonbad

 

Banks and financial institutions distribution are shown in the table below

Total	Melli	Mellat	Maskan	Keshavarzi	Saderat	Refah	Sepah	Post bank	Tejarat	Gonbad
56	7	6	4	4	7	4	5	1	18

 

 

Ghavamin	Malietebari  mehr	Saman bank	Parsyan	Eghtesade novin	Gonbad
2	3	1	1	1

 

 

 

 

 

Existing sports and recreational installations in the zone: the 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, national and international

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:

• Three-star hotel
• Two-star hotel
• motel and  residential camping
• commercial complex and border plaza
• ecotourism with ponds region orientation
• traditional teahouse and restaurant
• handicrafts exhibition and store
• sports and recreational installations
• tourist villages establishment
• tour organization in zone villages
• horse riding and camel riding complex
• water sports and boating
• children's play park
• health tourism
• youth club
• pergola, picnic and parking
• tourism complex
• birds observation and monitoring

5- Ongoing study for the zone

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

 

6- Type of practical installations, according to studies

• Two-star hotel
• Three-star hotel
• motel and  residential camping
• commercial complex and border plaza
• traditional teahouse and restaurant
• handicrafts exhibition and store
• sports and recreational installations
• tourist villages establishment
• horse riding and camel riding complex
• water sports and boating
• children's play park
• pergola, picnic and parking
• tourism complex
• birds observation and monitoring  
• youth club

                7- Time schedule from design phase to utilization phase:

There is no time schedule

8- Investment estimation: 148 billion Rials 

 9- Funding for infrastructures:

All infrastructurs have been provided. The required funding for supplying gas is as follows: Gas      4km          2000 billion Rials

10- Zone tourists' statistics:

60000 tourists visit the region annually.

11- Zone attractions:

Almagol, Adjigol and Alagol ponds, Gonbad tower, Djorjan historical city, Emamzadeh-yahyebn-e-zeyd, Yarim Tapeh, Gabri Ghaleeh

12- Zone potential and opportunities:

• Enjoying plain and basin lands
• Enjoying water and soil ecosystem
• Presence of high water resources
• Proximity to Asian countries
• Communication with central Asia countries
• Proximity to border plaza
• Access to the province main axis
• Foundation and expansion possibility of economic units in tourist zones
• Neighboring countries experience utilization possibility
• Ethnic and racial characteristics
• Festival and feast organization

13- Zone present investment situation:

There is no investment applicant in the zone.

 

 

Distance of Atrak River margin attractive tourist zone to the railway station, airport and port

 

 

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

Tourism and cultural heritage development long-term strategies, cultural, natural and spiritual heritage comprehensive plan national plan, handicrafts and tourism, fourth economic, social and cultural development five-year plan of the country

15-land ownership status:  private ownership, state ownership

16- Investment estimation and future fields:

An investment of 350 billion Rials is estimated in the zone.

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 19 months

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

• Meeting tourists needs
• Employment and income generation
• Locals culture improvement due to communication with different tourists
• Presentation of suitable infrastructures and tourists' attraction

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

130-150

 

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.