DAMASCUS, (ST)-The number of Tourism projects of hotels and restaurants in the province of Damascus reached 562 tourism projects.
These projects included under implementation and invested tourism projects , some have a preliminary approval and others under study at an investment cost amounted to about 139 Billion Syrian pounds.
Number of invested projects of Hotels & Restaurants in the province reached 379 tourist facilities at an investment cost estimated at 39 billion Syrian pounds which included 145 hotels at an investment cost amounted to about 29 Billion Syrian pounds and 234 restaurants at an investment cost of about 10 Billion Syrian pounds, declared Tourism Directorate in Damascus countryside according to a statement by the Ministry of Tourism.
Directorate of Tourism added that tourism projects in Damascus under implementation are 155 projects, of which 9 projects reached completion percentage above 90 percent and the total investment value without the value of land is 74 billion Syrian pounds.
The Directorate indicated that the projects that obtained preliminary approval and are under a license reached 18 tourist projects at an investment cost of 17 billion Syrian Pounds.
The projects under study for a preliminary approval have reached the number of 10 projects.
The required papers have been completed and are under an initial approval at an investment cost of 9 Billion Syrian pounds.
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