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Semnan's Long Stride Towards Globalization; National Ecotourism Festival Held in Qaleh Bala
The second National Ecotourism Festival of Iran, hosted by Shahroud and held in the village of Qaleh Bala, has concluded. This event, accompanied by the enthusiastic presence of Iranian ethnic groups, was recognized as the most successful national tourism event since the war, while affirming the physical and cultural priorities of Qaleh Bala for candidacy on the list of the world's best tourist villages.
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Qaleh Bala Village Takes a Big Step Towards Global Markets / Specialized Digital Marketing Workshop Held to Develop Tourism
The head of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Department of Shahroud County announced the holding of a training workshop on familiarization with digital and electronic activities in the tourism target village of Qaleh Bala. ... The Shahroud County official concluded by noting: Holding this course is a step towards transforming Qaleh Bala into a smart tourism destination, and the goal is...
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The 'Borina' Women's Tourism and Handicrafts Creative House Opened
The head of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department of Shahroud county said: The 'Borina' Women's Tourism and Handicrafts Creative House was opened in Qaleh Bala village concurrently with the National Ecotourism Day. ... The Department of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of the county added: In the women's tourism creative house of Qaleh Bala village, the women of the village participate...
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Second National Ecotourism Festival Held in Qaleh Bala Tourism Village with the Participation of Activists from Across the Country
The second National Ecotourism Festival was held with the extensive participation of managers of ecotourism accommodations nationwide, national and provincial officials, and accompanied by cultural and ritual programs in the tourism village of Qaleh Bala, Shahroud. This event, which officials described Qaleh Bala as only 'one step away' from global registration and becoming one of Iran's most important rural tourism destinations, was held in Qaleh Bala, a part of Biarjomand in Shahroud County. Attending this national event were Mohseni Bandpei, Deputy Minister of Tourism; Fatemi, Director General of Development... of ecotourism accommodations nationwide, and a group of officials and activists in the field of tourism. The tourism village of Qaleh Bala, located adjacent to...
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Qaleh Bala is One Step Away from World Registration
The Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts of Semnan Province, during the Second National Festival of Ecotourism hosted by the tourism target village of Qaleh Bala, emphasizing the unique capacities of this village, announced the nearing process... According to the Mehr News Agency reporter, Jalal Tajik said today, Thursday, May 20, 2026, at the Second National Festival of Ecotourism in Qaleh Bala...: The distance for the tourism target village of Qaleh Bala to achieve world registration has become very short, and now only one step remains to realize this great event...
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Emphasis by the Director General of Environmental Protection of Semnan Province on Sustainable Ecotourism Development with Public Participation
The Director General of Environmental Protection of Semnan Province, at the second National Ecotourism Festival in Qaleh Bala, Shahroud, identified the Turan region as the last breeding ground of the Asiatic cheetah in the world and emphasized: The development of ecotourism and the nature tourism economy... According to the reporter of Mirath Arya, Saeed Yousef Pour, at the second National Ecotourism Festival in the tourism target village of Qaleh Bala, Shahroud, referring to... Qaleh Bala is located adjacent to the Turan National Park, the Turan Wildlife Refuge, and the Turan Protected Area, he added: A collection of the most important...
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Qaleh Bala Hosts the Second National Ecotourism Festival
In May 2026, the second national ecotourism festival was held in the tourism target village of Qaleh Bala.
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Ecotourism Activists Should Be Ambassadors for Introducing Shahroud's Tourism Capacities
The Special Governor of Shahroud County and Deputy Governor of Semnan, at the second gathering of the country's ecotourism managers, referring to the climatic, historical, and cultural diversity of Shahroud, emphasized the role of ecotourism activists in introducing the unique tourism capacities of this county. ...: Qaleh Bala, an ecotourism target village in Shahroud County, is on the path to global registration, indicating the importance and value of these areas at the national level...
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National Base for the Country's Historical Castles Should Be Established in Semnan Province
The Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts of Semnan Province, referring to the unique historical, natural, and tourism capacities of Semnan Province, proposed that Semnan be introduced as the national base for the country's historical castles. ... introduce. The Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts of Semnan Province also referred to the tourist destination village of Qaleh Bala and said...
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Shahroud and Miandeh are Iran's 'Small Tourism Continent'
The representative of the people of Shahroud and Miandeh counties in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, emphasizing the region's unparalleled tourism capacities, described Shahroud and Miandeh as Iran's 'Small Tourism Continent' and said: With targeted support and infrastructure development, this region can become one of the prominent tourism hubs nationally and even internationally. ... a transnational approach to this field; because some areas of Shahroud and Miandeh counties, including the village of Qaleh Bala, have hosted foreign tourists even without extensive advertising...
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Qaleh Bala in Semnan Province Has the Capacity for World Registration
The head of the Ecotourism Accommodation Community of the country, while appreciating Semnan Province's hosting of the second National Ecotourism Festival, said: The synergy and active presence of the country's ecotourism community can pave the way for the world registration of Qaleh Bala village.
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Qaleh Bala on the Verge of Global Registration as a World Tourism Village
The Deputy Governor of Semnan for Economic Affairs, referring to the prominent tourism capacities of the region, said at the ceremony of the second National Ecotourism Festival in the tourism target village of Qaleh Bala: Qaleh Bala can soon be introduced as a 'World Tourism Village'. According to the Mehr News Agency reporter, Hamid Dahrouyeh, at the second National Ecotourism Festival in the tourism target village of Qaleh Bala, said: The tourism target village of Qaleh Bala is considered one of the prominent capacities of rural tourism in the country, and this village is on the path to global registration and will soon be...
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Unveiling of the Bilingual "Qaleh Bala Branding" Website of Semnan Province to Strengthen the Path to World Registration
The Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts of Semnan Province announced the unveiling of the bilingual "Qaleh Bala Village Branding" website, stating: This website has been launched with the aim of introducing the cultural, natural, and tourism capacities of the village... and Miyami in the Islamic Consultative Assembly and a group of national, provincial, and county officials, the bilingual "Qaleh Bala Village Branding" website was unveiled. The Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts of Semnan Province added: The terraced village of Qaleh Bala is one of the candidates for world registration...
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Shahroud Hosts the Second Day of the Second National Ecotourism Festival
The Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts of Semnan Province announced the holding of the second day of the National Ecotourism Festival, hosted by Semnan Province, and said: This national event was held with the presence of national and provincial officials, ecotourism activists from across the country, and with the focus on introducing the tourism capacities of Semnan Province in Shahroud. ... and ritual music of ethnic groups, introduction of prominent tourism capacities of the province, and unveiling of the bilingual branding site of Qaleh Bala village were among the sections...
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Ecotourism accommodations played the role of passive defense and a safe social haven during the 40-day war.
The Deputy Minister of Tourism of the country, emphasizing the role of ecotourism accommodations in social resilience and crisis management, said: Ecotourism accommodations, during the 40-day war, by providing free accommodation for travelers and public services, played an effective role in passive defense and maintaining social peace. ... which indicates the immense capacity of the country's villages in the field of international tourism. He added: The villages of Riyab from Khorasan Razavi, Qaleh Bala from Semnan Province, ...
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