Tehran – Iranian Tourism Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan opened 28 projects related to cultural heritage and tourism in Fars on Monday during his visit to the southern Iranian province.

Riyal 7.3 trillion projects (approximately $ 173 million at an official rate of rial 42,000) include hotels, apartment hotels, traditional restaurants, agrotourism units, museums, eco-lodge units, and rural guest houses, as well as architectural Facilities according to information from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.

The inaugurations are expected to add more than 600 beds to the province’s hospitality sector and create 267 new job opportunities.

The ancient region of Fars was also Pars, or Persis was the heart of the Achaemenian Empire (550-330 BC), which was founded by Cyrus the Great and had its capital in Pasargadae. Darius I the Great moved the capital in the late 6th or early 5th century BC. In the nearby Persepolis.

The capital, Shiraz, is home to some of the most magnificent buildings and landmarks in the country. More and more foreign and domestic tourists are drawn to this provincial capital, which was the literary capital of Persia during the Zand Dynasty from 1751 to 1794.

The Islamic Republic expects to reap a bonanza from its numerous tourist attractions such as bazaars, museums, mosques, bridges, bathhouses, madrasas, mausoleums, churches, towers and villas, 24 of which have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. As part of the Tourism Vision Plan 2025, Iran aims to increase the number of tourist arrivals from 4.8 million in 2014 to 20 million in 2025.

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