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.

 

 

 

Sahel-e-Bandar-e-Gaz attractive tourist zone location

 

 

 Sahel-e-Bandar-e-Gaz attractive tourist zone location in the province of Golestan

 

 Sahel-e-Bandar-e-Gaz attractive zonelocation in Bandar-e-Gaz County

 

|Sahel-e-Bandar-e-Gaz attractive zone location in the zone

 

1- Zone specifications

Zone name: Sahel-e-Bandar-e-Gaz

Province: Golestan

Address: Sahel-e-Bandar-e-Gaz is situated in Bandar-e-Gaz County alongside the city

Nearest city: Bandar-e-Gaz

Nearest village: kooh Sahra

     ً 51   َ 56   53 Longitude :  

ً 15  َ 47   ْ36  : Latitude

, Manmade Type of attraction: Natural

Region climate: Temperate and humid

Region topography: Plain

 Coastal   vegetation:   Zone     

Existing water source: Well, Surface water

 

 Province infrastructure:

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

Distance from -province centre: 44 km Gorgan

Distance from county centre:     --------

Distance from the nearest Airport: 44 km

Distance from the nearest railway station:  the railway station is situated in the city of Bandar-e-Gaz

Distance from the nearest port: ---------

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

 

2-required infrastructure at the zone entrance:

All the infrastructures are provided in Sahel-e-Bandar-e-Gaz

Zone basic infrastructure: road s, water supply and distribution, gas and telecommunications are available in the zone. Landscaping, lighting installations, camping, pergola and toilets has been constructed

Residential and food premises in the county: There is neither hotel nor guesthouse in Bandar-e-Gaz County.

 Food premises in Bandar-e-Gaz County are shown in the table below

Food Premises
number	County
6	Bandar-e-Gaz

 

 

 

Service facilities in the county:

Number of banks and financial institutions are shown in the tables below

Total sum	tejarat	Bank sepah	refah	saderat	keshavarzi	maskan	melat	meli	Tosee taavon	sina	Bandar-e-Gaz
20	4	1	1	4	2	1	2	3	1	1

 

Total Sum	ghavamin	Mali-etebari mehr	Bandar-e-Gaz
2	1	1

Treatment centers status in the zone are 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	64	1	64	1	Bandar-e-Gaz

 

There is no travel agency in Bandar-e-Gaz County

Existing sports and recreational installations in the zone: the zone is lacking appropriate sports and recreational facilities

 3-The number of tourist attractions within zone limits:

There are 3 attractions in the zone.

Target main markets: local, provincial, national, 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:

• Zone sports tourism development (water sports)
• motel and hotel and private and public beach
• residential campings
• restaurant
• tourist complex
• sea excursions organization

 5- Ongoing study for the zone

• Golestan tourism comprehensive plan
• Feasibility study of Sahel-e-Bandar-e-Gaz attractive zone

6- Type of practical installations, according to studies

• Camping site and private and public beach
• motel and hotel
• Boating and sea excursions
• fishing
• water sports and water skiing
• sports installations establishment , beach volleyball
• exhibition of land and sea life and environmental effects

7- Time schedule from design phase to utilization phase:

There is no time schedule

8- Investment estimation:  70 billion Rials

9- Funding for infrastructures:

The necessary infrastructures are provided

10- Zone tourists' statistics:

1200000 Tourists visit the zone annually

11- Zone attractions:

 Cheshmeh GhelGheli and Baghoo forest park (Bandar-e-Gaz ShahidKord Afshar)

12- Zone potential and opportunities:

üThe expansion, equipment, organization of Sahel-e-Bandargaz plaza

ü Water sports establishment such as boating,

ü High altitude lands for sports tourism development in the zone,

üSeveral-thousand-year-old historic attractions,

ü Historic monuments with rich history

üHigh sunny hours in hot seasons suitable for tourism and recreational use

13- Zone present investment situation:

There is no investment applicant in the zone.

 

 

 

Distance of Bandar-e-Gaz attractive zone to the railway station, port and airport

 

 

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

• Legislation approved during the president journey according to the development program 3, 4 (heritage and tourism organization of the province of Golestan)
• Natural resources organization, environment protection organization

15-land ownership status:

 Private ownership, state ownership

16- Investment estimation and future fields:

The future potential for investment is estimated to be 160 billion Rials.

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

18-required time for the starting:

The required time for the starting is 17 months

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

• Tourism investment justification,
• tourists number increase because of geographical distance of the attraction,
• Sourists' stay time increase,
•  provision of other services from other tourist attractions,
• Economic prosperity,
• Sustainable employment,
• Increasing employment rate,
• social interactions and dealings improvement in the studied area
• Thevnumber of  tourists increase

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

60 to 80
 

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.

 

Other concessions: