About Bari and Lake Urmia

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About Bari And Lake Urmia

Bari Tourist Resort is a sports, therapy, accommodation, Food Service, Tours, and

Gathering resort built on the uniquely beautiful shores of Lake Urmia, the second



largest salt lake in the world. The resort is situated 40km off Urmia en route to Salmas

in a geographical region of the country which boasts of great weather and an amazing

variety of natural sceneries.

The resort sits on the shores of Urmia Lake, a rare natural treasure of amazing

curative and environmental properties. The prospect of utilizing these remarkable

potentials has been among the main incentives behind this establishment. Other

objectives include reviving the traditional regional values by utilizing naturalelements for health purposes, establishing a resort according to world standards and

offering a nice, relaxing and entertaining environment to local and foreign visitors and

tourists.

The launch of this resort has put the area on the radar for a lot of travelers and tourists

who used to travel abroad to enjoy similar facilities, a fact which in itself can be a step

in the right direction for the optimal utilization of national resources and keeping the

money this side of borders. It also plays a major role in lowering the travel and

amusement expenses for the tourists and travelers to a great degree.

Bari is the first and only national plan for the establishment of a health village which

has been actually put to action. Significant parts of the plan are already operational,

and it is expected that after the completion of the next phases in the near future, the

resort will host more than 400,000 local and foreign tourists each year.Another distinct feature of the resort is the size of investments in the establishment.

Bari is the first investor in a national project concerning the launch of a modern

College of Hotel Administration in the country. The establishment of this college will

not only help provide the needed human resources for the Bari resort itself, but will

also inject groups of trained and skilled work force into the country’s market of the

hotel business, which can solve a part of the deficiency in trained human resources for

the tourism services in the country.

In the short while since the opening of parts of the Bari Resort, it has already turned

into a known tourist attractions in the region, hosting a large number of foreign

travelers and tourists and introducing them to the evident and hidden merits of Lake

Urmia.

At present, more than 300 experienced work forces skilled in various hotel

administration fields and related services are tending to different executive, service

providing and construction activities in different cultural, sports, therapy,

accommodation, convenience and construction capacities. All of these people have

been trained by the most experienced instructors for their particular line of work and

position in tourism services, and are perfectly prepared to answer every need of the

guests and visitors at the best quality possible.

History Of Bari

Bari is the name of a village on the shores of Urmia Lake, 40km off Urmia en route to

Salmas. The idea of building a tourism spot by the lake has been on the minds of the

founders for many years. Lake Urmia is the second largest salt lake of the world after

the Dead Sea, and a brief look at the existing facilities in the area privileged to havesuch unique natural wonder reveals the negligence in utilizing the available natural

resources. It was a powerful incentive for the founders to contemplate an

establishment which could offer a complete package of cultural, sports, therapy,

accommodation and convenience facilities to all those who appreciate the merits of

the Lake Urmia water.

The construction project for the Bari Tourist Resort kicked off in 1997. After the

completion of the preliminary steps such as road construction and groundwork, the

first phase of the project turned operational in 2003. The project will ultimately



produce a world standard tourist village with exceptional therapy facilities such as

advanced, equipped water therapy centers using mineral springs (Spa), mud therapy,

salt therapy, massage therapy, physiotherapy, consulting centers for rheumatology and

joint and bone problems, perfectly outfitted beaches and pools, and mineral and salt

water pools for patients who would like to benefit from the positive ions of the water.

Presently, the operational part of the Tourist Resort offers the projected facilities of

the final establishment at a smaller scale, including hotel and residential facilities (afive star hotel, private villas and suites), food service facilities (banquette halls,

restaurants and traditional dining halls), sports facilities (swimming pool, bowling

alley, billiard room, bicycle trail, riding manège, rowing and water sports, shooting,

trap shooting, etc.) and therapy facilities (beaches, Jacuzzis, lake water pools, fresh

water pools, etc.)

Fact Sheet from Bar ı And Urmia lake

Bari Tourist Resort is a cultural, sports, therapy, accommodation and convenience

resort built on the uniquely beautiful shores of Lake Urmia, the second largest salt

lake in the world. What makes the resort a significant tourist site in the country is its

location right beside the lake, which is a rare natural treasure of amazing curative and

environmental properties. The prospect of utilizing these remarkable potentials has

been among the main incentives behind this establishment.Geographical Situation

Bari Tourist Resort is situated:

40km off Urmia en route to Salmas, on the shores of Lake Urmia;

200, 56 and 120 kilometers away from the cities of Tabriz, Urmia and Khoy,

respectively;

A two hour land trip from the Sarv border between Iran and Turkey.

Accommodation Facilities

Deniz Hotel (Five Stars)

Room types include White, Green, Blue, Pink, Orange and special suites with

different amenities

Number of rooms: 200 rooms

Maximum room occupancy: Two person per room (optional two extra beds)

Beach Units

Number of units: 96 apartment units

Unit Occupancy: Two person per unit (optional two extra beds)

Villas (Weekly Lease)

Private Villas

Area of the Bari Cottage Town units: 30-300 sqm

Sports and Recreation Facilities

Water Sports: Open and cabin motorboats, waterbuses and rafts, pedal boats,

waterskiing, dragon boat, kayak, cruising, canoe polo

Pool Complex: Saltwater and freshwater pools, wet and dry saunas and Jacuzzi

Horseback Riding: Recreational riding (supervised by instructors), horse boardingfacility and riding lessons

Exclusive Beaches: Separate sandy-salty beaches for male and female visitors,

offering facilities such as seats, beach umbrellas, freshwater showers, lockers, buffet

and lakeside accessory set

Trap shooting (fixed and moving targets), billiard room, cycling facilities for children

and adults (lake side and inside resort trails), carriage rides, camel rides on the sandy

beach, computer arcade and a beach park for children.

Therapy Facilities



Mud Therapy Pools

Salt Cabins

Specialized Arthritis and Rheumatism Center

Spa Center: Water Therapy, Message Rooms, Solarium

Convention Facilities

Seminar Hall: 400 seats

Beachside Community Center Indoor Movie Theater

Open Cinema and Amphitheater

Food Service Facilities

Deniz Restaurant: Formal reception and French service

Barbad Traditional Restaurant: Iranian and local, ethnic cuisine

Aquatic Restaurant

Bari Coffee Shop

Tours

Bari Tours: Kaboodan Island, Maghi Salt Cave, Cheshmeh Mountain Shelter and the

Bari Home Tour

Nature Tours: Marmishoo Lake, Saholan cave, Mahabd Dam, Mountain Shelter

Mountain Tours: Rock climbing at Kazem Dashi, Buzsineh MountainsFishing Tour

City Tours: Urmia, Khoy, Anzal and Salmas

Bari Tourist Resort

Address: Bari Health Village, Qushchi, Urmia, West Azerbaijan

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