Yemen plans to establish the biggest tourist village in the Arab Peninsula. The new project will be built in Mocha city on the Red Sea with investments of $550 million.
Ath-Thawra daily reported Sunday that the project would be implemented in six years and would include the building of new five-star hotels and cabanas.
The project aims at developing the local tourist sector in order to attract foreign tourists to Yemen.
The Project Executive Manager Sultan al-Qabatli said that Mocha was chosen due to its location on the Red Sea, its thousands of palm trees and historical famous.
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