Tourism infrastructures of Mehdishahr to be developed
The city of Mehdishahr, also known as Sangsar, is located 20 kilometers from the center of the north-central Iranian province of Semnan. Numerous regions of the city are very familiar to tourists and nature lovers.
Mehdi Qassemi, an official from Semnan Province’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization, told ISNA that efforts are underway to develop the infrastructures of the city.
He added that a project to pave the route linking Azam Hosseinieh to Khilkhan Residential, Catering and Tourism Complex of the city was launched.
He noted that tourism is among the most dynamic sectors of the global economy, adding that improvement of these infrastructures would help develop sustainable tourism in the city.
He said that Mehdishahr, with a pleasant climate, is home to numerous historical monuments and natural sites.
“Shahmirzad, a town in Mehdishahr, which has been selected as an exemplary tourism area, attracts a large number of tourists every year,” he noted.
The history of the city goes back to the pre-Islamic period and even the Pishdadian Dynasty. Mehdishahr is bordered by the city of Semnan from the south, Mazandaran Province from the north, Firouzkuh from the west, and Damghan from the east.
A large number of mines are located in the area. However, Mehdishahr should be considered a completely mountainous region, south of the Alborz Mountains.
The region has a variety of vegetation. If you move north from Shahmirzad, you will see many needle-leaf trees, including juniper, cypress, and barberry.
The most important products of Mehdishahr include wheat and barley, fodder (alfalfa), walnuts, plums, pomegranates, grapes and apricots.
Like other cities of the province, various types of handicrafts are being manufactured by the craftspeople of the city. Kilim-weaving, jajim-bafi (weaving a traditional Persian covering), ghalam-zani (the art of carving superb designs on various metals), shomareh-duzi (a type of embroidery) and pottery are among the main handicrafts of Mehdishahr.
Mehdishahr has been registered as the National City of shomareh-duzi.