Iran emerges as health tourism destination - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Maysam Bizaer

Maysam Bizaer

Nov 17, 2017

Iranian surgeon Ali Manafi puts on his sterile gown before performing a nose surgery on a female patient in the operating room at a hospital in Tehran August 19, 2015. Iran has the most numbers of rhinoplasty procedures, or nose jobs, done in the world, according to local media.REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIMAATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FO — Iranian surgeon Ali Manafi puts on his sterile gown before performing nose surgery on a female patient in the operating room at a hospital in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 19, 2015. — REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

ISFAHAN, IRAN - JUNE 02: People spend an afternoon at Isfahan's Unesco-listed central square on June 2, 2014 in Isfahan, Iran. Isfahan, with it's immense mosques, picturesque bridges and ancient bazaar, is a virtual living museum of Iranian traditional culture. It's also the Iran's top tourist destination for both Iranian and domestic visitors. On June 4 Iran marks the 25th anniversary of the death of the Ayatollah Khomeini and his legacy of the Islamic Revolution. In the background of the photo is the Ima

Iran’s tourism sector growing, but is it enough?

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Tourists visit the Azadi Tower in the capital Tehran on April 19, 2018. - On April 15, the central bank banned foreign exchange bureaus "until further notice" from buying or selling foreign currency, leaving banks alone to carry out such transactions. But in practice, they refuse to do so, according to numerous testimonies. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

Iran turns to tourism to earn hard currency, create jobs

Maziar Motamedi

Maziar Motamedi

New generation of Iranian hostels attract younger tourists

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Tourists sit on the beach in Iran's resort island of Kish, which Tehran hopes will host football fans coming to the 2022 World Cup in nearby Qatar, seen here in this 2016 photograph

Iran to waive visa fees for World Cup fans in nearby Qatar

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