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Iran
Index
The disincentives resulting from the war, the anti-Western
stance of the revolutionary regime, and the restrictions on visas
all discouraged tourism after 1979. Visitors to the famous sites of
Persepolis, Pasargard, and Esfahan dwindled; the number of tourists
fell from a high of 695,500 in 1977 to 62,373 in 1982. By 1984,
however, the number of tourists had increased to 157,000. This
increase had a virtually negligible effect, however, on the
economy.
Data as of December 1987
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