TEHRAN-- Cheshmeh-Ali, a popular traveler destination in the city of Damghan, north-central Semnan province, will be briefly ceded to the economic sector in order to get more care and maintenance, a local tourism authorities has said.The historical complex will be handed over to a private financier through a tender procedure in the near future, Mojtaba Akbarpur explained on Wednesday.The complex is prepared to be repurposed into a tourist complex after being totally restored, the official added.Over the previous couple of years, tens of historical locations and monuments have actually been momentarily delivered to the economic sector under the guidance of the Revitalization and Utilization Fund for Historical Places.Affiliated with the tourism ministry, the Fund is in charge of concession with the goal of archaeological sites getting better maintenance by repurposing them into thriving shop hotels, eco-lodges, conventional restaurants, or other rewarding niches.The nation boasts hundreds of archaeological sites such as exchanges, museums, mosques, bridges, bathhouses, madrasas, mausoleums, churches, towers, and estates, of which 26 are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.The primary population centers of Semnan province lie along the ancient Silk Road (and modern-day Imam Reza Expressway), connecting Rey (Tehran) with Khorasan (Mashhad).

While few visitors spend much time in the area, driving through you can easily seek out numerous unspoiled caravanserais (significantly Dehnamak and Ahowan), cisterns (the Cafe Abenbar in Garmsar is an unique reward), and ruined mud citadels (Padeh is bumpy however remarkable).

The big, bustling cities of Semnan, Damghan, and Shahrud (Bastam) all have a small selection of historical structures and Semnan has a fine old covered bazaar.ABU/ AM