Maan Tourism Department carried out a number of tourism projects in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities with funding from the southern governorate’s budget, according to department director Yasin Salah.
Salah said in an interview with Petra on Tuesday that the JD300,000 Alshobak Castle road project was completed, adding that the infrastructure project will help boost tourism in the region and raise tourist numbers.
He also said work is underway on a JD30,000 electric vehicle park at the Alshobak Visitors Centre and that the facility had received six electric vehicles as part of Royal Court Initiatives to promote tourism and serve visitors to the site.
Salah pointed to another project to develop Alshobak Visitors Centre, noting that his department had put in place a tourism promotion scheme to prop up tourism in the region.
He also said that work is underway to maintain facilities at the King Abdullah II Park in Maan at a cost of JD15,000, adding that the park, which houses a museum and a handicrafts centre, is a destination for local families, tourists and students.
Source: Jordan News Agency