Investigating the geotourism potential of Sarein city (Case study: Asbmarz, Biles Daragh, Goldasht Kalkhoran villages)

Sayad Asghari Saraskanrood¹ Behrooz Nezafat takleh² Amirhesam Pasban³

1) Associate Professor, Department of Natural Geography
2) Graduated from Geomorphology
3) Graduated from Geomorphology

IOI Code : XDGA-FFFKH
Publication : tourism2021.ir(tourism2021.ir)
Abstract :
    This study focuses on geotourism, which has a special place in the sustainable tourism market and is defined by National Geographic as a type of tourism that preserves or enhances geographical features including culture, aesthetics, land heritage, and well-being of a region. The study areas of this research are Asbmarz, Biles Daragh, Goldasht Kalkhoran geotourist areas in Sarein city. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the geotourism potential of the studied tourist areas. The method of this research is descriptive, analytical and comparative. In this research, the Hadzic model has been used to evaluate the geotourism potential. The value and importance of geotourist areas in the Hadzik method is estimated by three indicators of scientific value, surplus values ​​and vulnerability of the areas. In the Hadzik model, using simple random sampling method and Cochran s sample size formula, the number of experts and tourists is determined. Visitors and 17 experts were used to evaluate the geotourism potential of the study area. The results show that the geotourism potential of Asbmarz is equal to 27.22, Goldasht Kalkhoran is 31.44, and Bileshdarq is 51.45. . Finally, Bileh Daragh tourist area has a higher geotourism potential.

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