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.

 

 

Daland Forest Park AttractiveTourist Zone Location

 

Daland forest park attractive tourist zone location in the province of Golestan

 

Daland forest park attractive tourist zone location in Ramian County

 

Daland forest park attractive tourist zone location in the zone

 

     

1- Zone specifications:

Zone name: Daland forest park

Province: Golestan

Address: city of Daland- Ramian County - Golestan

Nearest city: Daland

Nearest village: Galand

     ً 35   َ 04  55   Longitude :  

ً 20  َ 03   ْ37  : Latitude

Type of attraction: Natural

Region climate: Temperate and Semi humid

Zone area: 608 hectares    

Region topography: plain

 Forest   vegetation:   Zone     

Existing water source: well

 

 Province infrastructures:

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

Distance from -province centre: 66 km

Distance from county centre: 15 km

Distance from the nearest Airport: 67 km

Distance from the nearest railway station:  66 km

Distance from the nearest port: 107 km from Bandar-e-Torkaman and 110 km from Bandar-e-Gaz

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

 

2-required infrastructures to zone entrance:

All the infrastructures are available in the zone.

Zone basic infrastructures: Daland forest park possesses 8 toilets units (52 toilets), food supermarket, prayer house, security office, administrative building and store

Residential and food premises in the county: Ramian County lacks hotels and guesthouses.

Food premises in the considered zone is shown in the table below

Food Premises
No.	County
3	Ramian

 

 

 

 

 

Service facilities in the County:

 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	20	1	20	1	Ramian

 

Ramian County lacks travel services

 

The status of banks and financial and administrative institutions is shown in the tables below

tejarat	Eghtesad-e novin	Parsian	refah	Pasargad	Post bank	Tosee saderat	Bank-e saman	Bank-e sepah	refah	Ramian
2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-

 

 

 

 

keshavarzi	maskan	mellat	melli	Tosee taavaon	sina	Sanaat-o maadan	karafarin	saderat	Ramian
3	-	2	3	1	1	-	-	6

 

 

 

Total	Ghavamin	Malietebari mehr	Ramian
2	-	2

 

 

 

 

Existing sports and recreational installations in the zone: the zone does not have appropriate sports facilities

3- Number of attractions within zone limits:

There are 12 attractions in the zone

 Target main markets: local, provincial, national

  Province tourists' number:   domestic: 3208021tourists in April 2009,

                                                 International:  less than 2000 tourists               

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

  Residential centres occupation rate: 69% 

4- Most important investment fields:

• tourism complex
• motel and camping
• ecotourism with forest zone orientation
• traditional teahouse and restaurant
• sports and recreational installations
• health tourism
• cycling  

5- Ongoing study for the region

• Golestan tourism comprehensive plan
• Tourism feasibility study of attractive zone tourism axis of Alang-e-Ramian

6- Type of practical installations according to studies

• motel and camping
• ecotourism with forest zone orientation
• traditional teahouse and restaurant
•  handicrafts exhibition and store
• sports and recreational installations (skate track, cycling in the forest, horse riding)
• Children park
• pergola, picnic, parking
• birds observation and monitoring

                      7- Time schedule from design phase to utilization phase:

There is no time schedule

8- Investment Estimation   :  58 billion Rials

 9- Necessary funding for infrastructures:

According to the studies made, the area possesses basic infrastructure facilities and considering tourist attraction potential it requires development of infrastructures such as water supply and distribution and power. The infrastructure investment is estimated to be 5 billion Rials.

10- Zone tourists' statistics:

240000 tourists visit the zone annually

11- Zone attractions:

Olang forest- Ramiyan spring- Nilbarg spring- Jozak waterfall- Kalaleh spring- Kalaleh waterfall- Ramiyan forest- Shirabad waterfall- Ghaleh Maran.

12- Zone potential and opportunities:

• Deland forest park is one of the few plain regions in the north of Asia which has maintained its nature and vegetation variety and can be used for recreation activities,
• Appropriate infrastructures and service facilities,
• It is situated on the widely-used main roads Tehran-Shomal and Shomal-Mashhad.
• Deland forest park-Shirabad waterfall- kaboodwall waterfall axis can be considered and helping each other mutually to attract tourists.
• Education ministry camping site is situated in this area and can be visited as an attraction by tourists during their excursions.
• One of the best attractions of this area is Turkaman village with its special cultural features.

13- Zone present investment status:

There is no investment applicant in the zone.

 

 

Distance of Daland forest park attractive tourist zone of Ramian to the railway station, airport and port

 

 

 

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)

15-land ownership status:  private ownership, state ownership

16- Investment estimation and future fields:

The zone future investment potential is estimated to be 132 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 18 months

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

• Employment opportunities
•  Emigration reduction,
• tourists attraction,
• Development of economic potentials

20- Direct and indirect job generation rate after the zone implementation

70-100

 

 

 

 

 

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.