WANA (Oct 03) – Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts announced the deployment of the first cruise ship in the port of Khorramshahr, saying that Khuzestan, with its diverse tourism potential, could become one of the country’s major tourist destinations.

 

Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri highlighted Khuzestan’s vast capacities, noting that the province offers a variety of attractions, including war-related tourism, maritime tourism, water-based tourism, and agricultural tourism.

He stated that significant progress is being made in the development of maritime tourism and added: “With the cooperation of the private sector, a cruise ship will soon be stationed in Khorramshahr port to provide diverse maritime tourism services to visitors.”

 

The minister also announced the deployment of a similar cruise ship in northern Iran, stressing the need to further expand the country’s maritime tourism sector.

 

Salehi-Amiri also described the development of agricultural and water tourism as among Khuzestan’s advantages, noting that the province’s climatic diversity and seasonal variety offer an attractive opportunity for tourism investment.