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Ramsar Museum Complex attracts 88% more foreign visitors
The complex’s manager, Mohammad Ali Yazdanshenas, attributed the appeal to the diverse range of attractions. From March 20 to July 21 this year, 3,137 foreign tourists visited, IRNA reported.
Yazdanshenas added that the number of foreign visitors in the first four months of last year was 1,660, while this year it increased to 3,137, with tourists from 12 countries, including Oman, Iraq, Lebanon, Russia, Italy, South Korea, China, Turkey, Pakistan, Armenia, the US, and the UK. The largest groups were from Iraq and Oman.
The daily average of foreign visitors has also increased from 13 to 25 per day during the same period.
Yazdanshenas further noted that the total number of foreign tourists visiting the complex in the entire previous year was 3,790, while in just the first four months of this year, the number has already reached about 83% of that figure.
He expressed hope that by the year’s end, the number of foreign visitors would double that of the previous year.
The complex also recorded a total of 111,961 visitors, including Iranian tourists, during the first four months of this year. With 280,313 visitors last year, the management aims to raise awareness and promote museum culture to attract even more visitors to this unique cultural and historical site.