“Drawing on the island’s ecotourism potential is what the people want,” Reza Morovati, deputy for construction affairs at Golestan Governorate, said, Financial Tribune reported.
The province’s comprehensive tourism and ecotourism project is in place and once Ashouradeh’s environmental assessment is finalized, it will be presented to the government for review and final approval.
The official said because “some camps perpetually stirred the pot” and raised environmental concerns, the assessment, which took almost a year, has been done thoroughly.
Ashouradeh is an island in the Caspian Sea, off the easternmost end of Miyankaleh Peninsula to the northeast of Gorgan Bay. It is the only Iranian Island in the region.
