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Tourism Authority: 5 million foreign tourists annually entering Iraq
Baghdad / Basim al
Tourism Authority: 5 million foreign tourists annually entering Iraq
Baghdad / Basim al
Iraqi Tourism Authority revealed that more than five million foreigners visiting Iraq each year, but emphasized the need for infrastructure to accommodate the large number of tourists.
The capital of Baghdad and the cities of Najaf and Karbala, during the month of January, a great Toalfda visitors from different nationalities, especially from East Asia, despite the end of the big visits taking place in Iraqi cities annually season.
He says Mahmoud al - Zubaidi, head of the Iraqi Tourism Board, in an interview (long - Presse) that " the tourism sector in Iraq, has developed after 2003 , after the lean years since the country represented the lack of infrastructure eligible to receive tourists , " noting that "this sector could have an affair, we have become experts in the field of tourism, economists rely on their analysis on tourism resource ".
Zubaidi said that "there are more than five million visitors traveled to the holy shrines in Iraq on an annual basis from various countries around the world."
Flock to Iraq millions of visitors annually through airports in Najaf and Basra and Baghdad , as well as the perpetrators of Safwan and Shalamcheh in Basra and Missan and graying in Zurbatiyah in Wasit.
Most of these visitors from Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and some European countries and the United States of America.
There in the holy city of Najaf , some 350 versus 450 hotels in Karbala, including a handful of five-star hotels. In addition, dozens of hotels in Iraq, which is a favorite place for visitors to the capital from inside and outside Iraq.
Economists and specialists criticize the lack of a comprehensive plan to study the economic feasibility of religious visits that can form an important financial resource for the country, especially in light of the current financial crisis.
And speaks local tourism destinations body expectations of the possibility of the influx of millions of foreign tourists this time to visit the Ziggurat of Ur and the home of the Prophet Abraham in Dhi Qar province, after an agreement with the Vatican City State years ago , hopes to apply soon on visits to these sites.
Iraq had declared repeatedly near the influx of millions of foreign visitors to the archaeological sites in Dhi Qar province , but that the security situation in Iraq in general represents the biggest challenge to attend these and lack the southern province to infrastructure able to accommodate a large number of tourists.
In spite of the lack of seriousness with Iraqi officials as the tourism sector and promising can represent the second sector after oil in the provision of funds for the Iraqi budget and influential in the GDP of Iraq, but the Tourism Authority of talking about its transformation into a profitable institution capable of maximizing Iraq 's revenues in the future.
Zubaidi explains that " the Tourism Authority has now become a winning body after it was unable to earlier, we no longer need any financial grant, but Snrphi State of Iraq and the economy in the next phase."
And the talking head of the Iraqi Tourism Board for many projects have been put up for investment to encourage domestic tourism such as Baghdad tourist island (20 km north of Baghdad) , one of the tourist attractions main capital before 2003, but it was quite neglected by government authorities after the fall of the regime.
Zubaidi says , "There are other special projects in this sector are subject to invest in the provinces of Dhi Qar and Basra, Muthanna, Karbala and Najaf , " and urged the "real support by the state and that the Commission be sovereign institution in the country , " the relative .althassan security in Iraq seemed important , according to some foreign visitors to Iraq , but it needs support through the provision of infrastructure and offer new services to them during roaming between the holy cities of them in particular.
He says Pakistani tourist Timor Mohammad, who lives Hotels Sadoun Street in central Baghdad, said that "Iraq has a good tourist location in the region, tourism is not confined to a particular aspect, but there are many tourist facilities on the religious and the normal level but it needs the services and infrastructure to receive more tourists. "
He adds tourist Pakistani "A lot of the holy shrines in Baghdad and a number of provinces experiencing continuous visits to tourist sights , " adding that " the security situation in Iraq is a good compared to previous years, and I think that the coming years there will be influx largest by tourists."
And operating in Iraq , about 850 tourism companies 0.250 ones in the Kurdistan region, mostly in the gathering point for Iraqis , tourists are active outside Iraq that has no clear role in the activation of domestic tourism. It was about two million Iraqis have meant tourists both from Turkey and Iran in 2016 in addition to 200 thousand meant Lebanon.
Use about 6 million passengers three airports in Iraq in 2016 , Baghdad, Najaf and Basra, according to statistics of the Iraqi Ministry of Transport.
The focus of the majority of investments in the tourism sector of Iraq, since 2010 until now, the establishment of a huge shopping malls , hotels (moles) and hundreds of restaurants, cafes and spas. And announced the Baghdad Investment Authority, through 2014, to give licenses for the establishment of 13 hotels worth two billion dollars.
The capital of Baghdad and the cities of Najaf and Karbala, during the month of January, a great Toalfda visitors from different nationalities, especially from East Asia, despite the end of the big visits taking place in Iraqi cities annually season.
He says Mahmoud al - Zubaidi, head of the Iraqi Tourism Board, in an interview (long - Presse) that " the tourism sector in Iraq, has developed after 2003 , after the lean years since the country represented the lack of infrastructure eligible to receive tourists , " noting that "this sector could have an affair, we have become experts in the field of tourism, economists rely on their analysis on tourism resource ".
Zubaidi said that "there are more than five million visitors traveled to the holy shrines in Iraq on an annual basis from various countries around the world."
Flock to Iraq millions of visitors annually through airports in Najaf and Basra and Baghdad , as well as the perpetrators of Safwan and Shalamcheh in Basra and Missan and graying in Zurbatiyah in Wasit.
Most of these visitors from Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and some European countries and the United States of America.
There in the holy city of Najaf , some 350 versus 450 hotels in Karbala, including a handful of five-star hotels. In addition, dozens of hotels in Iraq, which is a favorite place for visitors to the capital from inside and outside Iraq.
Economists and specialists criticize the lack of a comprehensive plan to study the economic feasibility of religious visits that can form an important financial resource for the country, especially in light of the current financial crisis.
And speaks local tourism destinations body expectations of the possibility of the influx of millions of foreign tourists this time to visit the Ziggurat of Ur and the home of the Prophet Abraham in Dhi Qar province, after an agreement with the Vatican City State years ago , hopes to apply soon on visits to these sites.
Iraq had declared repeatedly near the influx of millions of foreign visitors to the archaeological sites in Dhi Qar province , but that the security situation in Iraq in general represents the biggest challenge to attend these and lack the southern province to infrastructure able to accommodate a large number of tourists.
In spite of the lack of seriousness with Iraqi officials as the tourism sector and promising can represent the second sector after oil in the provision of funds for the Iraqi budget and influential in the GDP of Iraq, but the Tourism Authority of talking about its transformation into a profitable institution capable of maximizing Iraq 's revenues in the future.
Zubaidi explains that " the Tourism Authority has now become a winning body after it was unable to earlier, we no longer need any financial grant, but Snrphi State of Iraq and the economy in the next phase."
And the talking head of the Iraqi Tourism Board for many projects have been put up for investment to encourage domestic tourism such as Baghdad tourist island (20 km north of Baghdad) , one of the tourist attractions main capital before 2003, but it was quite neglected by government authorities after the fall of the regime.
Zubaidi says , "There are other special projects in this sector are subject to invest in the provinces of Dhi Qar and Basra, Muthanna, Karbala and Najaf , " and urged the "real support by the state and that the Commission be sovereign institution in the country , " the relative .althassan security in Iraq seemed important , according to some foreign visitors to Iraq , but it needs support through the provision of infrastructure and offer new services to them during roaming between the holy cities of them in particular.
He says Pakistani tourist Timor Mohammad, who lives Hotels Sadoun Street in central Baghdad, said that "Iraq has a good tourist location in the region, tourism is not confined to a particular aspect, but there are many tourist facilities on the religious and the normal level but it needs the services and infrastructure to receive more tourists. "
He adds tourist Pakistani "A lot of the holy shrines in Baghdad and a number of provinces experiencing continuous visits to tourist sights , " adding that " the security situation in Iraq is a good compared to previous years, and I think that the coming years there will be influx largest by tourists."
And operating in Iraq , about 850 tourism companies 0.250 ones in the Kurdistan region, mostly in the gathering point for Iraqis , tourists are active outside Iraq that has no clear role in the activation of domestic tourism. It was about two million Iraqis have meant tourists both from Turkey and Iran in 2016 in addition to 200 thousand meant Lebanon.
Use about 6 million passengers three airports in Iraq in 2016 , Baghdad, Najaf and Basra, according to statistics of the Iraqi Ministry of Transport.
The focus of the majority of investments in the tourism sector of Iraq, since 2010 until now, the establishment of a huge shopping malls , hotels (moles) and hundreds of restaurants, cafes and spas. And announced the Baghdad Investment Authority, through 2014, to give licenses for the establishment of 13 hotels worth two billion dollars.
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