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Hoping to attract tourists, Iran looks to neighbours
"In the past, we were receiving many tourists from Europe, but now those numbers have seen a sharp decline," said one Tehran travel agency owner, 46-year-old Hamid Shateri.
A general view of rapids along the Aras river in northern Iran close to the border with Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave. (AFP/Aras UNESCO Global Geopark)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision
TEHRAN - Iran, largely shunned by Western tourists, is making a push to attract visitors from wealthy Gulf Arab states and other nearby countries to boost its sanctions-hit economy.
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