AMMAN —
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities
Nayef Al-Fayez has said that Jordan has no
policy to prevent Iranian tourists, Shiite Muslims in general, from coming to
Jordan to visit Muslim shrines in the south of the country, Khaberni reported.
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“We allow everyone to come, but there is a protocol
involved in visiting these sites,” Fayez said in an interview with France 24
channel.
Jordan has several Islamic shrines and sites,
including the tombs of the Prophet’s companions Jaafar bin Abi Talib, Zaid bin
Haritha, and Abdullah bin Rawahah. These sites occupy a special place for
Shiite Muslims.
Official figures show that Jordan had received a few
hundred Iranian visitors during the past two years, according to Fayez, who
explained that the conditions for obtaining visas differ from one nationality
to another, stressing that “there is no policy to ban visiting Shiite Muslims
or Iranians.”
Fayez said that the Kingdom is seeking to return to
pre-
COVID-19 figures in terms of tourism revenues. Tourism contributed 13
percent to Jordan’s gross domestic product before the pandemic.
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