Deterioration of the value of Iranian Altoman cast a shadow on the religious tourism

On: Saturday 02/04/2012 7:18



 Karbala / follow-term Economic
Council emphasized Karbala decline in the number of Iranian visitors to it since last month, following a deterioration in Iranian currency against other currencies because of international sanctions, and with Hdhirmn the negative effects that will leave decline in visitor numbers to the situation in the province, said citizens Iranians that the costs of visit now cost them more than double what they spent previously. The head of the Economic Council of Karbala, Tariq Kikhany, "Alsumaria News",


"The number of Iranian pilgrims entering Karbala, has declined noticeably last month," noting "we spotted last month, a significant decrease in the number of Iranian pilgrims who traveled to Karbala to visit the shrines of religion, due to declining value Altoman Iranian in front of the Iraqi dinar."
and now every thousand Toman Iran is sold at 500 Iraqi dinars, a price which is unprecedented for the exchange rate of the Iranian currency against the Iraqi dinar for years.
and Karbala was to receive a weekly basis about five thousand Iranian pilgrims enter the city in convoys organized by the company sun Iran, but local officials estimated the number of visitors who entered Karbala in the past two weeks less than 2000 visitors.
what was seen as the Iranian consul, in the province of Najaf, Mohammed Hassan Mohi-Din, in a press statement, that the low temperature is the reason for the decline in visitor numbers, denying that the low exchange rate Altoman against other currencies entered this retreat.
But, Iranian citizen, the mayor Almadar, denied in an interview for "Alsumaria News", to be cold wave taking place in Iran, "prompted a decline in the number of visitors to Karbala."
said Almadar, "in Iran temperatures throughout the winter, and we're used to it," noting that "visitors find in the Weather Iraq a chance to escape, even for several days of cold winter in Iran, but economic conditions are the reason behind the inability of Iranian citizens to go to the cities religious sites in Iraq, after doubling of international sanctions."
and called on Chairman of the Committee of Economic Council of Karbala, Tariq Kikhany, the Iraqi authorities to "exemption Iranian visitors of the cost of a visa to encourage religious tourism," noting that "these visitors had formed over the past two decades, Imad religious tourism in Karbala."
He explained, "We have about 1000 Hotel rely on these visitors and provides employment for hundreds of people, and helped to stimulate the market in past years, "noting that" the Iranian visitors Atdon from the local market and buy gifts for their relatives and spending in many areas, contributing to the revitalization of the local market. " In turn, seen by a number of Iranian pilgrims to Karbala that the low exchange rate Altoman against the dinar, was the indirect cause in the decline in the number of visitors heading to the holy cities in Iraq.
said visiting Iranian Hossein Reza Poor, "Alsumaria News", "has become the living conditions of extreme difficult in Iran, as Iranian citizens are now re-prioritize their spending because of rising prices and declining purchasing power of the Toman Iran, "adding," People were providing part of the money to spend during a visit Shiite religious, but today do not have a surplus because of high prices. "
For his part, said the citizen of Iran, Ali Akbari, "Alsumaria News", "the costs of travel to Karbala has become high due to price rises witnessed in Iran," noting that "the Iranians who want to visit Shiite religious were able to achieve that $ 300 thousand toman Iranian, but the weakness This amount is now no longer enough for their trip this after the tightening of economic sanctions on Iran. "
The Central Bank of Iran, select the last month the U.S. dollar, at 1226 Tomana, an exchange rate close to the value of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar, in an attempt to reduce low Altoman value against the dollar and other currencies. http://almadapaper.net/news.php?action=view&id=59031

( The Central Bank of Iran, select the last month the U.S. dollar, at 1226 Tomana, an exchange rate close to the value of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar, in an attempt to reduce low Altoman value against the dollar and other currencies.) WANDER HOE LONG THEY WILL TAKE TO RV?

Geezer,

Thread moved to research/study forum, fits a bit more than general, I almost put it in the Iraq area, till I read it again, IRAN, not Iraq, just one little letter.



Thanks for the post