Arbaeen trek opens new opportunities for Kermanshah tourism, minister says

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
capacities, cultural heritage, historical buildings and having many good advantages of tourism and handicrafts which are unique in some
to this province and after the necessary visits and investigations, decisions were made that can lead to the prosperity of this industry in
capacity of Arbaeen trek, which is a quite new religious tourism for this province, a new advantage can be defined for Kermanshah that will
considering the special view of the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts on Kermanshah province and the good planning that
tourism boom of the province.On Saturday, some 35,000 Iranian pilgrims crossed the Khosravi border crossing on their way to Karbala, where
authorities show that over 700,000 Iranian pilgrims have been sent to Iraq from the six border crossings at the shared border with Iraq,
showing a 43% increase compared to that of a year earlier.Last weekend, the Iranian ministers of interior and health visited the shared
border crossings to inspect the facilities and relief equipment at the border for Arbaeen pilgrims.Arbaeen, which falls on September 6 this
year, marks an end to the 40-day mourning period following the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam and his loyal companions at the Battle of
Karbala on Muharram 10, 680 CE.AFM