Carrying out studies to identify the potentials of creating a geopark in Zanjan province
According to the report of Arya Heritage, citing the public relations of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Zanjan Province, a joint meeting of the Geological and Mineral Exploration Organization of the country with the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Zanjan Province was held on November 17, 1402 at the site of the Geological Organization. , the processes and steps of how to create a geopark in Zanjan province were investigated.
Referring to the natural, historical and cultural capacities of the country and Zanjan province, Seyyed Saeed Safavi said in this meeting: since 1401, the necessary measures to set up a geopark in the province have been started, and with the follow-ups done so far, this important national plan is one of the drivers The development of Zanjan province has been approved in the seventh plan document.
The Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Zanjan Province, stating that the creation of a geopark in the document of Zanjan Province has also been approved as one of the important opportunities for tourism development, emphasized: Zanjan and Mahenshan cities were registered in the preliminary investigations due to their ancient civilization and many monuments. included in the country’s national heritage list, they have a high capacity to be placed in the geopark of Zanjan province.
In this meeting, Reza Jadidi also stated that Zanjan province is the first province that, after the approval of the Board of Ministers regarding the introduction of Geology and Mineral Exploration Organization as a national authority for identification, capacity measurement and determination of technical criteria for geoparks in the country, cooperated with It has been organized.
Director General of the Planning, Technology and Budget Office of the Geological Organization, referring to the measures taken in Zanjan Province, said: “There is a high capacity in Zanjan Province to set up a geopark, and the Geological and Mineral Exploration Organization of the country, while welcoming this issue, will take all measures, including following up on the matter in The national working group of geoparks of the country carries out feasibility studies.
He said: In cooperation with the General Department of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Zanjan province, while collecting the background of the studies, a joint cooperation memorandum will also be concluded.
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