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| وزارة السياحة | |
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| Formed | 1972 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Syria |
| Headquarters | Damascus |
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| Website | http://www.syriatourism.org/ |
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The Ministry of Tourism is a department of the government of Syria. [1]
The ministry is responsible for the promotion and development of domestic and foreign tourism, by what it does directly or through companies and tourism institutions, such as tourism marketing and tourism services, and the establishment and investment of tourist areas and facilities, directly or indirectly, and generally undertakes all matters related to tourism and vacationing in the country. The ministry also manages tourism facilities and their investment, and tourism training through hotel vocational high schools and technical institutes for tourism and hotel sciences.[ citation needed ]
Syria's economic situation has been turbulent and their economy has deteriorated considerably since the beginning of the Syrian civil war, which erupted in March 2011.
The Mount Kumgang Tourist Region was a special administrative region of North Korea. It was geographically coterminous with Kumgang County, Kangwon Province. It was established in 2002 to handle South Korean tourist traffic to Mount Kumgang. It was one of the symbols of the South Korean Sunshine Policy. In January 2024, North Korea announced that they would close the Mount Kumgang International Tourism Administration.
Industries in the Maldives center around fishing and tourism, with some overlap between the two with recreational fishing.
Tourism in Cuba is an industry that generates over 4.7 million arrivals as of 2018, and is one of the main sources of revenue for the island. With its favorable climate, beaches, colonial architecture and distinct cultural history, Cuba has long been an attractive destination for tourists. "Cuba treasures 253 protected areas, 257 national monuments, 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 7 Natural Biosphere Reserves and 13 Fauna Refuge among other non-tourist zones."
Belek is a neighbourhood in the Serik district in Turkey's Antalya Province. As of 2022, it had a population of 9,102. Before the 2013 Turkish local government reorganization, it was a town (Belde).
Duraykish is a city in northwestern Syria, in the Tartus Governorate, at a distance of about 32 kilometers (20 mi) east of Tartus. The name 'Dreikiche' derives from Latin and means "three caves". The town is famous for its mineral water springs located to the south of the city. The mineral water of the town is bottled and sold under the label 'Dreikiche'. Its inhabitants are Alawites.
The Minister of Tourism is the head of the governmental department that specializes in tourism, recreation and/or culture.
Syria is a semi-arid country with scarce water resources. The largest water-consuming sector in Syria is agriculture. Domestic water use is only about 9% of total water use. A big challenge for Syria is its high population growth, with a rapidly increasing demand for urban and industrial water. In 2006, the population of Syria was 19.4 million with a growth rate of 2.7%.
Tourism in Dominica consists mostly of hiking in the rain forest and visiting cruise ships.
Government ministries of Syria make up the portfolios of the Cabinet of Syria.
Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort & Spa, commonly called Fisherman's Cove, is a luxury beach resort near the coast of the Bay of Bengal in Chennai, India. Categorized as a 5-star deluxe resort by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, it is a part of the chain of Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces and is classified under the group's leisure/resort hotels section. Owned by the Covelong Beach Hotels Limited, an associate of the Taj Group, the hotel is built on the ramparts of a ruined 18th-century Belgian castle.
The Ministry of Development, formerly known as the Ministry of Development and Investment, is a government department of Greece. The current minister is Takis Theodorikakos, with Anna Mani-Papadimitriou and Zoe Rapti serving as deputy ministers.
Water supply and sanitation in Japan is characterized by numerous achievements and some challenges. The country has achieved universal access to water supply and sanitation, has one of the lowest levels of water distribution losses in the world, regularly exceeds its own strict standards for the quality of drinking water and treated waste water, uses an effective national system of performance benchmarking for water and sanitation utilities, makes extensive use of both advanced and appropriate technologies such as the jōkasō on-site sanitation system, and has pioneered the payment for ecosystem services before the term was even coined internationally. Some of the challenges are a decreasing population, declining investment, fiscal constraints, ageing facilities, an ageing workforce, a fragmentation of service provision among thousands of municipal utilities, and the vulnerability of parts of the country to droughts that are expected to become more frequent due to climate change.
A ministry of trade and industry, ministry of commerce, ministry of commerce and industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce.
Shahba Mall is a defunct shopping mall in Aleppo, Syria, and was the largest shopping mall in Syria prior to its destruction during the Syrian civil war. Located in northern Aleppo, the mall consists of 125,000-square-metre (1,350,000 sq ft) area of building that consists of fashion stores, boutiques, electronics stores, supermarket, restaurants, cafes, an indoor amusement park, a carting circuit, cinema and a four-star hotel with 250 guestrooms. The main anchors inside this mall were Carrefour and Virgin Megastores.
Visitors to Syria must obtain an e-Visa in advance, unless they are a national of a visa-exempt country or a country whose citizens are eligible to obtain visas on arrival. Visitors can obtain a visa from one of the Syrian diplomatic missions.
Visitors to Egypt must obtain a visa from one of the Egyptian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries that are eligible for visa on arrival.
Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Hajipur (IHMCT&AN), generally known as IHM Hajipur, is a hospitality management school located in Hajipur, Bihar. It is run under the aegis of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and Department of Tourism, Govt. of Bihar.
Although Syria has some of the oldest cities in Western Asia, such as Damascus and Aleppo, tourism in Syria has greatly reduced as a result of the Syrian War, that began in 2011 and is ongoing, and its associated refugee crisis. Tourism has been further impacted by the outbreak of COVID-19 starting in March 2020. The international economic sanctions imposed on Syria and the sharp drop in the value of the Syrian pound also adversely impact tourism in Syria. The Ministry of Tourism is the responsible government department.
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Syrian Arab Republic were established on 28 March 1992. Syria is accredited to Azerbaijan from its embassy in Tehran, Iran.
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