03 October 2009, 09:00
Armenia prepares "Northern Gate" tourist centre programme
The government of Armenia has announced the monastic complexes of the Lori Region to be tourist centres, having named this region as "Northern Gate". The Ministry of Economy was given 6 months for drafting a development programme of this tourist centre and bringing it to the government.
The priority tasks of this programme are in restoration of cultural monuments; creation in the territory of the Akhtaly monastic complex of an arms and medieval arts museum; coverage of the whole territory of the centre with high-quality Internet communication; construction of a helicopter landing platform in Odzun village; creation of a park of fairy tales in the native land of the great Armenian writer Ovannes Tumanyan -Dsekh village, and many other things.
The government has announced the monastic complexes Sanain, Akhpat, Akhtala, Odzun, Kobair, Lake Tsover (included into the list of UNESCO cultural heritage), located in the territory of the Lori Region, and the rural and town communities, bearing same names, to be tourist centres.
Author: Lylyt Ovanisyan Source: CK correspondent
