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Shadegan Lagoon tourism project opened in Iran with the intention of making this area the “Venice of Iran” within 5 years.
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Tehran, 12 December 2005 (CHN) – Shadegan lagoon tourism project started its work in Iran. Shadegan, a lagoon in Khuzestan province, is going to turn into the “Venice of Iran” within 5 years.
Last year Mohammad Sadeghi, director of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Khuzestan province announced that the beautiful Shadegan lagoon can be transformed into the “Venice of Iran” by spending about 40 million dollars.
Rural houses in this region have been built from straw bales, and its inhabitants use boats for transportation. Every year, thousands of birds migrate to the lagoon from Siberia and North Asia, making it a desirable spot for bird watching tours.
The first phase which was the reconstruction and embellishment of Ragbeh village, one of the villages of the lagoon, opened yesterday. The access path to this village is due to be ready as the first step for holding tours in Shadegan Lagoon.
According to Mahammadi, the lagoon will enjoy comfortable facilities, fishing sites, restaurants, and camping sites within 5 years. Establishing a museum for Shadegan Lagoon to display the pictures of Ragbeh village is also included in the project’s programs.
Mohammadi expressed hope that the project would progress in such a way that would enable the tour and travel agencies to hold their first Shadegan lagoon tours next year. According to Mohammadi, holding bird watching tours, anthropological tours, and boating in the lagoon are among the programs of these travel and tour agencies.
Having a 400,000 hectare area, Shadegan is a registered lagoon in the list of Ramsar International Convention, and is the residential place of some Arab-Iranians who live mostly by fishing.
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