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.

 

 Minoodasht Chehel Chay axis attractive tourist zone Location

 

Minoodasht Chehel Chay axis attractive tourist zone location in the province of Golestan

 

Minoodasht Chehel Chay axis attractive tourist zone location in Minodasht County

 

Minoodasht Chehel Chay axis attractive tourist zone Limits in the zone

     

 

1- Zone specifications

Zone name: Chehel Chay tourist axis

Province: Golestan

Address: Minodasht County-Golestan

          Nearest city: Minodasht

  Darok, Zendanchal, Hosseinta, Dahtalaj                               Nearest village:

     ً 50   َ 25  ْ55 Longitude :  

ً 33  َ 11   ْ37  : Latitude

Type of attraction: natural

Region climate: Temperate and semi dry                                                             

Region topography: Plain and mountainous lands

Zone vegetation: Forest

          Existing water source: Surface water, well and spring

 

 Province infrastructures:

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

Distance from -province centre: 123 km

Distance from county capital: 7 km

Distance from the nearest Airport: 126 km

Distance from the nearest railway station:  123 km

Distance from the nearest port: 164 km to Bandar-e-Torkaman and 167 km Bandar-e-Gaz)

Distance from the main road: 3 km 

 

2-required infrastructures at the zone entrance:

Gas transmission lines, telecommunications and sewage

Zone basic infrastructure: water supply and distribution, roads and power are provided. Pergola, camping, public conveniences and landscaping has been constructed and 100 m³ water tank for water transmission and distribution has been constructed in the park

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

Hotels
Bed	Room	1-star	2-star	3-star	4-star	No.	County
64	32	-	1	-	-	1	Minodasht

 

Guesthouse is shown in the table below:

Guesthouse
Bed	Room	No.	County
142	60	3	Minodasht

 

Zone food premises are shown in the table below

Food premises
No.	County
10	Minodasht

 

 

 

Service facilities in the county

Travel services are as follows:

Travel services
Paragraph b	Paragraph a,b	No.	County
2	-	2	Minodasht

 

 

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	25	1	25	1	Minodasht

 

 

Banks and financial institutions distribution are shown in the table below

Total	Melli	Mellat	Maskan	Keshavarzi	Saderat	Refah	Sepah	Post bank	Tejarat	Minodasht
23	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	6

 

 

Ghavamin	Malietebari  mehr	Saman bank	Parsyan	Toseah taavon	Minodasht
1	2	-	-	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 10 attractions in the zone.

Target main markets: local, national

Province tourists number:   domestic: 3021802 tourists in April 2009, international: less than 2000 tourists                                             

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

Residential centre occupation rate: 69%

 

 

 

4-the most important investment field:

• Three-star hotel
• motel and  residential camping
• tourism complex
• traditional teahouse and restaurant
• handicrafts exhibition and store
• nature and wildlife museum
• trap shooting
• children's play park
• wind park
• birds observation and monitoring
• cycling in the forest
• pergola and parking
• sports and recreational installations
• health tourism

5- Ongoing study for the zone

• Feasibility study of tourist attractive zone
• Golestan comprehensive plan

 

6- Type of practical installations, according to studies

• motel and residential camping
• traditional teahouse and restaurant
• handicrafts exhibition and store
• sports and recreational installations
• cycling and hiking tracks
• children's play park
• wind park
• birds monitoring and observation
• health path
• nature and wildlife museum
• trap shooting

               

                7- Time schedule from design phase to utilization phase:

There is no time schedule

8- Investment estimation: 59 billion Rials 

 9- Funding for infrastructures:

Basic infrastructure facilities including: water supply and distribution, power and roads are provided. Chehel Chay tourism axis requires a funding of 270 billion Tomans for 4.5 km gas transmission lines construction.

10- Zone tourists' statistics:

There is no accurate tourists' statistics.

 

11- Zone attractions:

Cheragh Tapeh, Duzin axis, Agh-Cheshmeh forest park, Farsiyan forest, Bagher-Abad forest, Lal spring, Loveh waterfall, Ghleeh-Maran, Kiaram cave

12- Zone potential and opportunities:

• Suitable vegetation and green space,
• Closeness to railway-air-roads infrastructure facilities,
• Handicrafts variety,
• Situation on the widely-used main road Tehran-Gorgan-Mashhad,
• Presence of historic and cultural attractions,
• Chehel Chay tourism axis development possibility in the province,
• Establishment potential for different sports such as parachutism, gliding and winter sports

13- Zone present investment situation:

There is no investment applicant in the zone.

 

                                                                                         

 

 

 

Distance of Minoodasht chehel chay axis 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:

• Legislation approved during the president journey to the zone according to the development program 3, 4 ,tourism comprehensive plan, natural resources organization, jihad-e agriculture and all the relevant organizations, environment protection organization has been completely positive and all the necessary cooperation will be done

15-land ownership status:  private ownership, state ownership

16- Investment estimation and future fields:

The zone future potential investment is estimated to be 118 billion 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 17 months

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

• Economy prosperity
• Enhancement of locals cultural and social interactions and dealings, sports site establishment in the area
• Employment generation
• Tourist attraction, investment justification for tourism axis development
• Exhibition organization and cultural products store Establishment
• Tourist tour organization in attractive tourism axis.

 

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

60 - 70

 

 

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 license 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.