Over 1,000 Tourists Visit Isfahan Everyday

Isfahan, Oct 22, IRNA – Since the beginning of autumn, the number of foreign tourists visiting the historical city of Isfahan in central Iran exceeded 1,000 a day, the director of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Isfahan said Tuesday. It is the first time in the past 14 years that more than 1,000 foreign tourists are visiting historical sites and tourist attractions of Isfahan every day, Fereydoun Allahyari said. He said that most of these tourists are from the Netherlands, Germany, Britain, Italy and the Scandinavian countries. A large percentage of tourists also come from South Asia and the Muslim countries such as Iraq and Lebanon, according to the official. Allahyari said that the number of tourists visiting Isfahan shows 160 percent increase compared to the previous year. /end