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.
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 natural elements 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.
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.
