Syria releases video to attract tourists

(Baonghean.vn) - The Syrian Ministry of Tourism has not let a brutal armed conflict destroy the country's tourism industry. In a new effort, the ministry has released a video to encourage tourists to visit war-torn sites.

Syria wants to attract tourists with its long white sand beaches.

Despite the civil war still raging in Syria, the Middle Eastern country's tourism ministry is working hard to attract international visitors.

Recently, the country's Ministry of Tourism released a video shot from above in an attempt to portray a completely different side of the country to tourists.

In the two-minute clip, viewers can see aerial images of the famous coastal town of Tartus - a sea of ​​clear blue water and white sand beaches with no signs of war.

The city of Tartus on the Mediterranean coast is home to Syria's second largest port and a Russian naval base.

Earlier this year, the port city was hit by a series of suicide bombings that killed 140 people.

The Syrian Ministry of Tourism's website also suggests tourist destinations such as Palmyra - a UNESCO world heritage site that was looted and destroyed by IS, or Latakia - where Russian forces are setting up an airbase.

In a statement on the official Facebook page of the Syrian Ministry of Tourism, it said that tourist arrivals to the country have increased by 30%.

Syria has been engulfed in a bloody civil war between the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebels there since 2011, between the US-led coalition and the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS).

According to UN estimates, the ongoing violence between Assad's forces, rebels, and IS has so far forced about 470,000 people and displaced thousands of others./.

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(According to Express)